Category Archives: Sports

Gavin McKenna scores hat trick, Canada cruises past Denmark 9-1 at world juniors
MINNEAPOLIS - Gavin McKenna had already bagged two goals when the puck landed on his stick in stride. There has been plenty of talk about the 18-year-old phenom no longer being the unquestioned No. 1 ...
Dec 29, 2025

Columbus Blue Jackets down Senators 4-1 after late arrival in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Damon Severson had a goal and an assist for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-1 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Monday. The Blue Jackets didn't arrive in Ottawa until late afternoon becau...
Dec 29, 2025

Pickard's 41 saves lifts Edmonton Oilers to 3-1 win over Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - Calvin Pickard's 41 saves helped the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Max Jones, Jack Roslovic and Zach Hyman with an empty-net goal, scored for the Oilers...
Dec 29, 2025

Jamal Shead's career-best game lifts Raptors over Magic 107-106
TORONTO - Jamal Shead scored a career-high 19 points off the bench as the Toronto Raptors rallied past the Orlando Magic 107-106 on Monday. Shead also had five assists and four rebounds in 29 minutes ...
Dec 29, 2025

Hurricanes goalie Kochetkov expected to have season-ending surgery
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov likely will miss the rest of the season after opting for surgery for a lingering lower-body injury. It's another blow for the Hurricanes...
Dec 29, 2025

Former Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet embracing return to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - As the Philadelphia Flyers' bus wound its way through Vancouver late Sunday night, the memories began to flood back for Rick Tocchet. It's been eight months since he walked away from his p...
Dec 29, 2025

Canadian baseball legend Justin Morneau talks Jays' run, goalie love at world juniors
MINNEAPOLIS - Justin Morneau watched the Toronto Blue Jays win back-to-back World Series titles. A kid with a dream growing up in New Westminster, B.C., those championships in 1992 and 1993 showed him...
Dec 29, 2025

Olympic gold medallist and three-time Brier champ Harnden to retire at end of season
TORONTO - E.J. Harnden first fell in love with curling while watching his father compete at a hometown Brier in 1990 at the Sault Memorial Gardens. "I was just hooked," Harnden said Monday. "I was jus...
Dec 29, 2025

Kucherov, Tolvanen, Slafkovsky named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Seattle Kraken right-wing Eeli Tolvanen and Montreal Canadiens left-wing Juraj Slafkovsky have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. ...
Dec 29, 2025

Senators throw support behind Ullmark as starting goaltender takes leave of absence
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have made a habit of weathering setbacks this season, and they'll head into the new year confronting their biggest one yet. General manager Steve Staios announced Sunday t...
Dec 29, 2025