Category Archives: Sports
Star freestyle skier Kingsbury withdraws from moguls final at World Cup opener
RUKA - Star freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury withdrew before the start of men's small final at Sunday's World Cup moguls season opener. Kingsbury, who entered the event with 99 career World Cup victor...
Dec 07, 2025
Eager students plus gruelling six-hour math exam equals 'fun' at Putnam competition
ST. JOHN'S - Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a gruelling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem. The notoriously brutal William L...
Dec 07, 2025
Canadian women finish sixth for second week in a row on rugby sevens circuit
CAPE TOWN - Canada finished sixth for the second week in a row on the rugby sevens circuit, giving up a late try in a 12-10 loss to Japan on Sunday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS. It was Japan's third str...
Dec 07, 2025
Raty's three-point night fills void at centre for short-staffed Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford stated at the end of last season that he wanted to upgrade the team's depth at centre. Facing one of the hottest teams in the NHL in the Minnesot...
Dec 07, 2025
Edmonton Oilers starting to emerge from early-season mediocrity
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers seem to be waking up from their latest traditional slumberous start to a season. Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard each had a goal and an assist as the Oilers exploded ou...
Dec 07, 2025
Flames aim to make the most of more home games in their schedule
CALGARY - Back home after a heavy road schedule to begin the season, the wins were starting to come for the Calgary Flames as they try to climb back into the NHL's playoff race. Calgary made it two st...
Dec 07, 2025
Manitoba goalie Joel Hofer steps up for St. Louis Blues
OTTAWA - Joel Hofer was bound to get a start, and Jordan Binnington a breather, in a St. Louis Blues' three-game road swing that ended with two games in as many nights. Hofer, a 25-year-old from Winni...
Dec 07, 2025
'Very combative': Jakub Dobes stepping up in the crease for Canadiens
TORONTO - Jakub Dobes didn't have a lot to do through 40 minutes. The Montreal Canadiens goaltender then made his mark late under a bright spotlight. Dobes finished with 22 saves in regulation and ove...
Dec 07, 2025
Bennett scores in overtime as the Panthers top the Blue Jackets 7-6
NEW YORK (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:46 into overtime for his second goal of the game, helping the Colorado Avalanche top Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday. MacKinnon finish...
Dec 06, 2025
Raty scores twice for Vancouver Canucks in 4-2 win over Minnesota Wild
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks scored three times in the second period en route to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Aatu Raty scored twice for Vancouver (11-15-3), which halted a four...
Dec 06, 2025