Category Archives: Sports

Final four players qualify for RBC Canadian Open, Canadian Hunt misses out in playoff
TORONTO - Patrick Flavin finished 3-under 68 for top spot in the Monday qualifier for the RBC Canadian Open. Amateur Piercen Hunt, who was born in Calgary, Braden Thornberry, Jeffrey Kang and Brad Ada...
Jun 06, 2022

Contract dispute could hurt Canada's World Cup push, game's growth: experts
VANCOUVER - Experts say the well of goodwill created by the on-field success of Canada's soccer teams in recent months is quickly drying up amid a heated contract dispute between the men's national sq...
Jun 06, 2022

Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes object to non-disclosure clause in contract
Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes fear their national federation is trying to silence them, saying a clause in their athlete agreement contradicts the principles of safe sport. The Bobsleigh Cana...
Jun 06, 2022

Curling Canada high-performance director Peckham to begin transition to retirement
Curling Canada says high-performance director Gerry Peckham will begin the transition to retirement next season. The organization says his role will be reduced to 50 per cent starting on Sept. 1. Curl...
Jun 06, 2022

Tatum gets no help, Celtics routed in Game 2 of NBA Finals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jayson Tatum found his scoring touch after a rare poor shooting night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals but it was the rest of his Boston Celtics teammates who went missing. Now instead...
Jun 05, 2022

Warriors top Celtics 107-88 to even NBA Finals at 1-1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Jordan Poole connected from just inside of midcourt to cap a huge third-quarter run and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 107-88 on...
Jun 05, 2022

Jerry Kelly wins PGA Tour Champions playoff in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Jerry Kelly birdied the first hole of a playoff with Kirk Triplett on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions' Principal Charity Classic. Kelly hit his approach to 4 feet on the p...
Jun 05, 2022

Fratello chosen for Chuck Daly achievement award
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chuck Daly loved to shop and about 20 years ago, he dragged his friend Mike Fratello to a clothing store. Daly noticed a blue blazer with vertical stripes and told Fratello he had...
Jun 05, 2022

Snyder ends his tenure as Jazz coach after 8 seasons
Quin Snyder guided the Utah Jazz to six consecutive playoff appearances, was an NBA coach of the year finalist just last season and won nearly 60% of his games with the franchise. And he's decided tha...
Jun 05, 2022

Awesome Aussie: Lee wins U.S. Women's Open, record $1.8M
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) - The awesome Aussie would not be denied. Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women's Open by four strokes over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles on Sunday to earn $1.8 million, the largest p...
Jun 05, 2022