Category Archives: Sports
Toronto Raptors refuse to make excuses with packed schedule this week
TORONTO - Darko Rajakovic is making no excuses for the Toronto Raptors, even as they have to play six games in a nine-day span, including two sets of back-to-backs. Toronto lost back-to-back games to ...
Dec 05, 2025
Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington, D.C., as relationships between the North American n...
Dec 05, 2025
Canadian men to face Switzerland, Qatar and possibly Italy at 2026 World Cup
Canada's draw for next summer's World Cup started well but finished with a twist of the tail. The Canadian men, ranked 27th in the world, drew No. 17 Switzerland, the fifth-ranked team in Pot 2, and t...
Dec 05, 2025
Malkin scores twice as Penguins edge Lightning 4-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal of the game with 2:43 left and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night for their fourth victory in five games...
Dec 04, 2025
Jahmyr Gibbs rushes for 3 TDs and Lions get much-needed 44-30 win over Cowboys
DETROIT (AP) - Jahmyr Gibbs ran three touchdowns, the last a 13-yarder with 2:19 left that sealed the Detroit Lions' much-needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. The Lions (8-5) av...
Dec 04, 2025
Charge head coach Carla MacLeod returns to bench to 'overwhelming' reception
TORONTO - Carla MacLeod was back on the bench Thursday night, an experience she said was better than watching from her parents' couch. The Ottawa Charge head coach returned to the helm in a 3-1 loss t...
Dec 04, 2025
Four-point efforts from McDavid and Draisaitl help Oilers to 9-4 rout of Kraken
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had three goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers' offence exploded to a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. M...
Dec 04, 2025
Jonathan Huberdeau ends scoring drought, Flames beat Wild 4-1
CALGARY - Dustin Wolf made 26 saves and Jonathan Huberdeau ended a scoring drought for the Calgary Flames in a 4-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday. After 14 straight games without a g...
Dec 04, 2025
LeBron James's historic streak of double-digit scoring ends as Lakers top Raptors
TORONTO - LeBron James was unmoved when his historic scoring streak that spanned nearly two decades ended. Rui Hachimura hit a buzzer-beating three as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Toronto Raptors ...
Dec 04, 2025
Hachimura's buzzer-beating three-pointer lifts Lakers over Raptors 123-120
TORONTO - Austin Reaves scored 44 points and Rui Hachimura hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-120 on Thursday. Reaves had 11 assists and five reb...
Dec 04, 2025