Category Archives: Sports
Emergency alert notifications ring out in arena before Homan throw in curling final
HALIFAX - Rachel Homan played through an unexpected distraction in the women's final at the Montana's Canadian Curling Trials on Saturday afternoon. Emergency alert notifications rang on spectators' m...
Nov 29, 2025
No backup plan for Olympic ice hockey arena, construction goes down to the wire
MILAN (AP) - There is no backup stadium if the main ice hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Games is not ready on time. Construction on the arena that is set to welcome NHL players back to the O...
Nov 29, 2025
Piastri wins sprint race at Qatar GP to close gap on F1 leader Norris
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Oscar Piastri won the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race from pole position Saturday to move 22 points behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris heading into Sunday's main Formula One race. ...
Nov 29, 2025
Love wins monobob World Cup gold for U.S., Canada's Lotholz fifth
IGLS, Austria (AP) - Reigning world champion Kaysha Love of the U.S. claimed the fourth women's monobob World Cup win of her bobsled career Saturday, rallying in the second run of the two-heat race fo...
Nov 29, 2025
Canadian women miss out on Dubai rugby sevens semifinals after costly loss to Japan
DUBAI - Japan rallied with two late tries to defeat Canada 21-19 on Saturday and move into the semifinals of the Emirates Dubai 7s, the opening event of the HSBC SVNS series, at the expense of the Can...
Nov 29, 2025
Canadian defender Nikola Markovic making his mark with North Carolina State
Canadian Nikola Markovic is hard to miss at the heart of the North Carolina State backline. At six foot four and 205 pounds, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year cuts a commanding figure. The 21-year-...
Nov 29, 2025
Canada women outplayed in 3-0 loss to Japan in international soccer friendly
NAGASAKI - The slump continues for the Canadian women's soccer team. Ninth-ranked Canada fell to its fourth straight defeat Saturday, blanked 3-0 by Japan in a women's soccer friendly. Momoko Tanikawa...
Nov 29, 2025
Kaprizov's two goals lead Wild to 3-2 shootout win over Avalanche, extending streak to seven
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov had two goals in regulation, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, and the Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-...
Nov 28, 2025
The NBA Cup quarterfinal field takes shape: Heat-Magic, Knicks-Raptors fill out East bracket
The first two NBA Cup quarterfinals are set, with Miami going to Orlando and New York going to Toronto. And the defending Cup champions won't have a chance to go back-to-back. New York got the last of...
Nov 28, 2025
Paralympian Marissa Papaconstantinou hopes to empower women by sharing her story
TORONTO - Marissa Papaconstantinou is a world-class athlete but even she has suffered from body-image issues. That's why the 26-year-old Paralympian from Toronto is striving to be a role model for wom...
Nov 28, 2025