Category Archives: Sports

Canadiens strike back with 3-2 win over Lightning
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens got their revenge in the second of back-to-back games with the Tampa Bay Lightning by posting a 3-2 win on Tuesday. Kirby Dach scored after missing 16 games with a lo...
Mar 21, 2023

Canada's Marino and Sebov advance to second round at Miami Open
MIAMI - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino and Toronto's Katherine Sebov have advanced to the second round of the Miami Open. Marino moved on with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Tue...
Mar 21, 2023

NBA suspends Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks for 18th technical
NEW YORK - The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks for one game without pay for his 18th technical foul this season. Joe Dumars, the league's executive vice president and head of...
Mar 21, 2023

Canada Basketball enters into jersey sponsorship deal with Sun Life
TORONTO - Insurance company Sun Life has entered into a multi-year jersey sponsorship agreement with Canada Basketball. Canada senior national teams will feature the Sun Life logo on the front of thei...
Mar 21, 2023

Western running back Edwards entering CFL combine somewhat under the radar
Keon Edwards will head to the CFL's national combine somewhat under the radar. The Western Ontario running back certainly earned his chance to audition before CFL coaches, general managers and scouts ...
Mar 21, 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps striker Sergio Cordova out 6-8 weeks with hamstring strain
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say newly acquired striker Sergio Cordova will miss the next six to eight weeks with a hamstring strain. The team says Cordova suffered the injury in the first half...
Mar 21, 2023

Undefeated Switzerland edges Canada 7-6 at world women's curling championship
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Three-time defending champion Switzerland remained undefeated at the women's world curling championship with a 7-6 win over Canada in Tuesday's afternoon draw. Silvana Tirinzoni's ...
Mar 21, 2023

Woodbine Entertainment hires longtime trainer Dan Vella as Horse People Liaison
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment has hired longtime trainer Dan Vella as its Horse People Liaison. Vella will assume his new position April 1. He'll serve as point of contact for owners and trainers r...
Mar 21, 2023

Breakthrough season continues for St. Louis City SC's Canadian defender Kyle Hiebert
Centre back Kyle Hiebert, who has helped expansion St. Louis City SC to a record 4-0-0 start in Major League Soccer, has been called up by Canada coach John Herdman for upcoming CONCACAF Nations Leagu...
Mar 21, 2023

Kempe leads Kings into 1st place with 8-2 win over Flames
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Drew Doughty and Viktor Arvidsson scored in Los Angeles' four-goal first period, Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist, and the Kings cruised into a first-place tie in the Pacifi...
Mar 20, 2023