Category Archives: Sports

Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win F1 season-opener
SAKHIR, Bahrain - World champion Lewis Hamilton just held off Max Verstappen to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and clinch the 96th Formula One win of his career on Sunday. The race was effe...
Mar 28, 2021

Youngest member of Olympic team enjoying first taste of Canada program
Lucas Dias has long been ahead of the game. At eight or nine, he was playing with kids two years older at the Sporting FC Academy in Toronto. Moving to Portugal at 11, he was the youngest at Sporting ...
Mar 28, 2021

Johnny Gaudreau paces Calgary Flames to 4-2 win over Winnipeg Jets
CALGARY - Johnny Gaudreau responded to a barb from his coach with a pair of assists for the Calgary Flames in a 4-2 win Saturday over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Josh Leivo, Mark Giordano, Andrew Mang...
Mar 27, 2021

Sloppy Toronto Arrows lose second straight to open Major League Rugby season
HERRIMAN, Utah - The Toronto Arrows fell to 0-2-0 after a sloppy performance in a 39-24 loss to the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby play on Saturday. The Arrows, still showing rust from a pre-seas...
Mar 27, 2021

Boston Pride edges Minnesota 4-3 for NWHL Isobel Cup
BOSTON - Lexie Laing and Taylor Wenczkowski scored power play goals and the Boston Pride became the first two-time winner of the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 win over the defending champion Minnesota Whiteca...
Mar 27, 2021

Matthews scores in OT, Leafs complete comeback to down Oilers 4-3
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored 54 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday. William Nylander, with a goal and an assist, John Tavares and Pierre ...
Mar 27, 2021

Two-time Queen's Plate-winning jockey Todd Kabel passes away at the age of 55
TORONTO - Todd Kabel, who rode two Queen's Plate-winning horses, has died at the age of 55. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Saturday night. A cause of death was not immediately available....
Mar 27, 2021

Montreal Canadiens sign top prospect Cole Caufield to entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have inked standout college prospect Cole Caufield to an entry-level deal. The team announced Saturday that it had signed the 20-year-old right-winger to a three-year...
Mar 27, 2021

Quebec's Marc-Andre Barriault uses dominant third round to get UFC 260 stoppage win
LAS VEGAS - Quebec City middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault, recording his first official UFC win, dominated the third round en route to stopping Morocco's Abu (Captain Morocco) Azaitar on th...
Mar 27, 2021

Canada coach expects Cayman Islands to 'park the bus' in World Cup qualifier
John Herdman expects the Cayman Islands to park the bus Sunday against Canada in World Cup qualifying play. Maybe a couple of buses. The Cayman part-timers, who at No. 193 are ranked 120 places below ...
Mar 27, 2021