Category Archives: Sports

Lunder headlines list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated for Beijing Games
CANMORE, Alta. - Emma Lunder is one of the headliners on the list of eight Canadian biathletes nominated Wednesday for next month's Beijing Olympics. Lunder, from Vernon, B.C., opened the World Cup se...
Jan 19, 2022

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign Canadian offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed Canadian offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg to a two-year contract Wednesday. Revenberg, 29, of Essex, Ont., was the East Division's top lineman last year...
Jan 19, 2022

Struggling, frustrated Edmonton Oilers continue searching for answers
Connor McDavid had just witnessed his Oilers surrender five goals in the third period against the NHL's 30th-ranked team. Edmonton's superstar captain also seemed at a loss for words in the wake of an...
Jan 19, 2022

Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced
Sebastien Toutant headlines a stacked Canadian Olympic snowboarding team unveiled Wednesday. The native of Repentigny, Que., will defend his gold medal in men's big air and will also compete in slopes...
Jan 19, 2022

U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse
The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor at the school, those involved in the agreement...
Jan 19, 2022

Dvorak scores 2, Montembeault saves 48, Montreal tops Dallas
DALLAS (AP) - Christian Dvorak scored twice, Sam Montembeault made a career-high 48 saves for his second win of the season and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 Tuesday night for their ...
Jan 18, 2022

Monahan's two-goal performance powers Calgary Flames past Florida Panthers 5-1
CALGARY - Sean Monahan's first two-goal game of the season helped the slumping Calgary Flames to a surprise 5-1 victory over the NHL-leading Florida Panthers on Tuesday. After scoring a power-play goa...
Jan 18, 2022

Demko makes 31 saves as Canucks beat skidding Predators 3-1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Thatcher Demko made 31 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the skidding Nashville Predators 3-1 on Tuesday night. Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Juho Lammikko scored i...
Jan 18, 2022

Ovechkin scores 27th goal, Capitals beat Jets in overtime
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin fumed after he thought the referees missed a penalty call and screamed obscenities from the bench after watching the replay. On his very next shift, he scored his NHL-l...
Jan 18, 2022

Michael Houser wins in season debut as Sabres down Senators 3-1
OTTAWA - Michael Houser made 43 saves in his season debut as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Tuesday night. Houser is the sixth goaltender to start a game for Buffalo this season....
Jan 18, 2022