Category Archives: Sports

Third party to determine if new partnership possible on cancelled Flames arena deal
Calgary's city council has voted unanimously to see if it's possible to breathe new life into the lifeless deal to build a new arena for the Calgary Flames. The city and the Flames agreed on the arena...
Jan 13, 2022

Curlers Homan and Morris to represent Canada in mixed doubles at Beijing Games
Curlers John Morris and Rachel Homan have been picked to represent Canada in mixed doubles at the Beijing Olympics. Curling Canada consulted with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Own the Podium befo...
Jan 13, 2022

Canada's Auger-Aliassime faces 90th-ranked Finn to kick off Australian Open campaign
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top-ranked Canadian at the Australian Open, will face Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori in the first round of the first tennis major of the year. The 21-year-...
Jan 13, 2022

FuboTV acquires Canadian rights to English Premier League
TORONTO - FuboTV, a streaming service that offers sports and entertainment programming, has secured Canadian rights to the English Premier League for the next three seasons starting this summer. The d...
Jan 13, 2022

Mental, physical health front of mind for sports clubs operating as Omicron spreads
CALGARY - It's a game of chance for thousands of Albertans playing group sports as the Omicron COVID-19 variant rips through the province. But some sports and recreation organizations say operating to...
Jan 13, 2022

Dzingel, Vejmelka lift Coyotes past Maple Leafs 2-1
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Ryan Dzingel scored two goals, Karel Vejmelka stopped 45 shots and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Wednesday night. Dzingel, playing his first game sinc...
Jan 13, 2022

Australian Open draw delayed amid uncertainty over Djokovic
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The Australian Open draw was delayed indefinitely on Thursday amid uncertainty over top-ranked Novak Djokovic's visa status. The draw, to determine men's and women's single...
Jan 12, 2022

Marchand hat trick leads Bruins to 5-1 win over Canadiens
BOSTON (AP) - Brad Marchand scored two goals 15 seconds apart in the first period and completed the hat trick with a short-handed goal in the second, leading the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 victory over th...
Jan 12, 2022

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign quarterback Dane Evans through 2023 season
HAMILTON - Dane Evans won't be waiting for the start of CFL free agency after all. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed the American quarterback through the 2023 season Wednesday. While Evans' return to ...
Jan 12, 2022

Deep Canadian ski cross team races a World Cup at home ahead of Beijing
CALGARY - The Canadian ski cross team's final tune up before the Winter Olympics is on home snow World Cup races Friday and Saturday at Nakiska resort west of Calgary feature a deep host team, particu...
Jan 12, 2022