Category Archives: Sports

Olympic champ Drouin gunning for Tokyo berth after several injury-plagued years
Derek Drouin had conflicting thoughts when he boarded a flight to Europe for his first major international meet in years. "I was obviously quite nervous," Drouin said. "I didn't want to go there and e...
Jun 09, 2021

Andrew Vaughn helps White Sox rally past Blue Jays 6-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Andrew Vaughn homered in the seventh inning and delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Tuesday night. Shut ...
Jun 08, 2021

David, Davies dazzle as Canada advances in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Jonathan David scored three goals and Alphonso Davies had a goal and two assists as Canada moved into the next round of World Cup qualifying in CONCACAF with a 4-0 win over Suriname...
Jun 08, 2021

Lightning eliminate Hurricanes, advance to Cup semifinals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brayden Point and Ross Colton scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy controlled the crease, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the sec...
Jun 08, 2021

Varlamov's strong play has Islanders on brink of semifinals
After a strong regular season, Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov found himself on the bench while rookie Ilya Sorokin was shining in the first round of the playoffs. When Sorokin lost the series opener...
Jun 08, 2021

Benfeito gets new Olympic medals to replace three lost in condominium fire
MONTREAL - Quebec diver Meaghan Benfeito lost everything in a fire earlier this year, but recovered some prized possessions on Tuesday as she gets ready to compete in the Tokyo Summer Games next month...
Jun 08, 2021

Manitoba junior men's hockey team changes Indigenous name to Titans
NEEPAWA, MANITOBA - A junior men's hockey team in Manitoba is the latest to change its name following a push against the use of Indigenous names and caricatures as mascots. The team in Neepawa, a town...
Jun 08, 2021

Minto Cup, Canada's junior A lacrosse championship, cancelled for 2021 season
OTTAWA - The Minto Cup, Canada's junior A lacrosse championship, has been cancelled for 2021. Lacrosse Canada announced the cancellation on Tuesday, a month after the national body shelved 10 other ch...
Jun 08, 2021

'A really hard year': Disappointed Jets hope they gave fans a pandemic distraction
MONTREAL - The Winnipeg Jets saw their season come to an abrupt end Monday. And while bitterly disappointed, they're hopeful a surprising - albeit short - playoff run provided fans in a province slamm...
Jun 08, 2021

CFL board of governors to hold call Monday where they could vote on 2021 season start
TORONTO - The CFL's board of governors could be providing some much-needed clarity on the 2021 season next week. A league official said the board will hold a conference call Monday, at which time leag...
Jun 08, 2021