Category Archives: Sports

Former Western Mustangs head football coach Larry Haylor passes away at age 76
Larry Haylor, who guided the Western Mustangs to two Vanier Cup titles as head coach, has died at the age of 76. An official at Western said late Friday that Haylor had suffered a heart attack Thursda...
Jan 07, 2022

Svechniknov scores twice as Hurricanes beat Flames 6-3
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night. Brady Skjei had a g...
Jan 07, 2022

VanVleet leads the way with 37 points as Raptors rally to down depleted Utah Jazz
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet put on a show Friday, rallying the Toronto Raptors almost single-handedly to a 122-108 comeback win over a depleted Utah Jazz team. VanVleet recorded his first career triple-do...
Jan 07, 2022

CPL champion Pacific FC loses two key attackers to rival Forge FC
Canadian Premier League champion Pacific FC has lost two key players to rival Forge FC. The Vancouver Island team said Terran Campbell, the club's all-time leading scorer, and Alessandro Hojabrpour, n...
Jan 07, 2022

P.E.I. hockey player suspended after criticizing league's response to racist incident
CHARLOTTETOWN - A junior hockey player in Prince Edward Island who criticized officials on social media for their response to a racial slur aimed at his teammate has now been indefinitely suspended by...
Jan 07, 2022

Canadian driver Dalton Kellett ready for third IndyCar season
After just two seasons - and only one full campaign - on the IndyCar circuit, Canada's Dalton Kellett is entering his third year as the seasoned veteran for A.J. Foyt Racing. Kellett, from Stouffville...
Jan 07, 2022

Schizas, Gilles & Poirier leads after short programs at Canadian championships
Skating to an upbeat Elton John medley, and dressed in neon orange sequined jumpsuits, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier surely would have brought the crowd to its feet with their high-energy rhythm dance...
Jan 07, 2022

Oilers place forward Kailer Yamamoto in NHL's COVID-19 protocol
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed Kailer Yamamoto in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol after the forward tested positive on a rapid test. Yamamoto was pulled from the Oilers' practice Friday after ...
Jan 07, 2022

Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins moguls gold at World Cup in Mont-Tremblant
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury has once again won moguls gold. Kingsbury earned 86.24 points on the final run to move to the top of the podium at a World Cup event in his home provin...
Jan 07, 2022

National curling championship or Olympic mixed doubles, Homan may have to choose
AJAX, Ont. - The Ontario Curling Association has handpicked Rachel Homan's team to represent the province in the upcoming national championship, but there's a catch. Should Homan and John Morris be se...
Jan 07, 2022