Category Archives: Sports

PARIS (AP) - Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or for a record-extending seventh time on Monday, ending the year in style after a brilliant final season with Barcelona and earning his first major in...

Reigning American League Cy Young winner has agreed to a five-year, US$115 million contract with the Seattle Mariners, according to multiple media reports. ESPN's Jeff Passan and Ken Rosenthal of The ...

NEW YORK - Washington left wing Alex Ovechkin, Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry and Colorado defenceman Cale Makar have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Ovechkin had four goals and thr...

The impact from the new COVID-19 variant is being felt in the sports world. The Winter Universiade in Lucerne, Switzerland, was cancelled on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games were scheduled...

SASKATOON - With Canada's Olympic curling trials now complete, the focus for many teams will soon shift to the upcoming quadrennial even though there's still half a season left to play. Teams skipped ...

BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens owner and president Geoff Molson says running the hockey operations of the storied NHL team is a multi-person job, and that will be the approach going forward. Mols...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - German coach Ralf Rangnick was hired Monday as Manchester United manager until the end of the season. The 63-year-old Rangnick has left his role as head of sports and develo...

TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with right-hander Kevin Gausman on a five-year, $110 million contract, pending a physical, a person familiar with the deal told The Assoc...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Michael Bunting, Alexander Kerfoot and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs tied a franchise record with their seventh straight road victo...

BOSTON (AP) - Brad Marchand scored the tying goal on a power play in the third period and set-up David Pastrnak's go-ahead score, helping the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks ...