Category Archives: Sports

Vancouver Whitecaps trounce Real CD Espana 5-0 in CONCACAF Champions League play
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off their CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a decisive 5-0 victory over Honduran side Real CD Espana on Wednesday. Tristan Blackmon, Ryan Raposo, Pedro...
Mar 08, 2023

Fleury's 46-save effort leads Wild to 4-2 victory over reeling Jets
WINNIPEG - Marc-Andre Fleury made 46 saves to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday that extended the team's point streak to 11 consecutive games. The Wild are 9...
Mar 08, 2023

Arendz, Cameron lead three-medal day for Canada's Para Nordic team at World Cup
PARK CITY, Utah - Mark Arendz and Collin Cameron led a three-medal day in World Cup action for Canada's Para Nordic team to conclude the season on Wednesday in Park City, Utah. Arendz earned silver in...
Mar 08, 2023

Canadian Olympians push for opposition to Russians in Paris
A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians urged the Canadian Olympic Committee to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in next year's Paris Games unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine. "W...
Mar 08, 2023

Canada falls 11-7 in World Baseball Classic tune-up against MLB's Chicago Cubs
MESA, Ariz. - Cody Bellinger had two RBIs, including a home run that kick-started Chicago's late run to pull ahead and away as the Cubs defeated Canada 11-7 on Wednesday. Down 4-3 after a scoreless fi...
Mar 08, 2023

Tanya Walter making an impact as member of B.C. Lions' coaching staff
Tanya Walter is a reluctant pioneer. The 31-year-old is entering her second season as a defensive assistant with the B.C. Lions. Walter made CFL history last year when she became the league's first fu...
Mar 08, 2023

Canada's Aubin-Mercier returns in April to open defence of PFL lightweight title
(The Canadian Gangster) Olivier Aubin-Mercier returns to action April 14 at PFL 3 in Las Vegas, his first outing since winning the Professional Fighters League lightweight title and US$1 million in No...
Mar 08, 2023

Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain to face Kron Gracie at UFC 288
Canadian featherweight Charles (Air) Jourdain's grappling skills will be tested when he faces Kron Gracie on May 6 at UFC 288 in Newark, N.J. As his last name suggests, Gracie is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu...
Mar 08, 2023

Castro leads the way as Twins thump Blue Jays 7-0 in spring training
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Kala'i Rosario belted a three-run homer and Willi Castro slashed three hits as the Minnesota Twins had three R-B-I doubles in a 7-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in spring training ba...
Mar 08, 2023

Senators goalie Cam Talbot again bitten by injury bug as team pushes for playoff spot
SEATTLE - Ottawa Senators goaltender Cam Talbot will miss three crucial weeks as his team pushes for a playoff spot. The 35-year-old suffered a lower-body injury in Saturday's 5-2 home victory over th...
Mar 08, 2023