Category Archives: Sports
Senators want more after finally getting a taste of the playoffs
OTTAWA - After years of rebuilding the Ottawa Senators finally took a major step forward last season, advancing to the post-season for the first time in seven years. Now the challenge shifts from prov...
Oct 06, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays will likely wear white-panel caps in Game 3 of ALDS
Don't be surprised if the Toronto Blue Jays have a retro look when they take the field at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays have worn a white-panelled cap, a throwback look based on the hats the 1992 Worl...
Oct 06, 2025
Toronto Raptors star RJ Barrett buzzing for pre-season basketball
VANCOUVER - RJ Barrett woke up early on Monday morning. The prospect of once again playing a competitive NBA game spurred too much excitement for the Raptors star to sleep in. "Man, I haven't played a...
Oct 06, 2025
Arbitrator puts Dylan Bibic on Canada's team for track cycling world championships
VANCOUVER - An arbitrator has made the rare decision to overturn a national sports organization's team selection, placing Dylan Bibic on Canada's team for the upcoming UCI Track Cycling World Champion...
Oct 06, 2025
Canadiens aim for playoff return as expectations rise: 'It gets tougher now'
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki's expectations haven't changed. The Montreal Canadiens captain predicted his team could make the playoffs last season when few outside the organization believed it. Now, with pr...
Oct 06, 2025
Cricket goes indoors at B.C. Place Stadium with Canada Super 60 tournament
Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium has hosted everything from Taylor Swift and monster trucks to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics. But cricket will take centre stage at the 42-year-...
Oct 06, 2025
Oilers sign defenceman Jake Walman to seven-year, $49-million extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Jake Walman to a seven-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$7 million, the NHL team announced Monday. The Oilers announced t...
Oct 06, 2025
Mboko and Fernandez eliminated in first round of Wuhan Open
WUHAN - Canada's Victoria Mboko is out of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday. Alexandrova, the eighth seed in Wuhan, broke Mboko four ti...
Oct 06, 2025
PWHL Vancouver signs four-time Olympian, first-round draft pick Michelle Karvinen
VANCOUVER - The Professional Women's Hockey League's new team in Vancouver has signed four-time Olympian Michelle Karvinen. Vancouver selected the 35-year-old forward in the first round of June's PWHL...
Oct 06, 2025
Oilers sign captain Connor McDavid to two-year, US$25-million deal
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid is opening the Edmonton Oilers' championship window a little wider. The club agreed to a two-year, US$25-million contract extension with its superstar captain Monday, ending ...
Oct 06, 2025