Category Archives: Sports

Oilers contemplating at least one lineup change for Game 4 of Stanley Cup final
FORT LAUDERDALE - The Oilers could mix things up for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Head coach Kris Knoblauch said Wednesday he's contemplating at least one lineup change with Edmonton trailing the ...
Jun 11, 2025

Marsch challenges Vancouver soccer fans to show up for Canada’s Gold Cup opener
TORONTO - Coach Jesse Marsch has a message for Vancouver ahead of Canada's Gold Cup opener against Honduras next week: We need your support. Canada is coming off a trophy-winning performance at the in...
Jun 11, 2025

Colorado's Cale Makar wins Norris Trophy as NHL's top defenceman
NEW YORK - Cale Makar has been named the NHL's defenceman of the year for the second time in his career. The Colorado Avalanche blueliner claimed the James Norris Trophy for the 2024-25 season after a...
Jun 11, 2025

Montreal’s Lance Stroll set to race at Canadian Grand Prix after injury setback
MONTREAL - Montreal's Lance Stroll has been cleared to race in this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix after missing the Spanish GP due to pain in his hand and wrist. The Aston Martin driver had qualified ...
Jun 11, 2025

Edmonton Oilers fan paints hundreds of faces per game while taking in the action
EDMONTON - More often than not, lifelong Edmonton Oilers fan Jacob Golka can be seen on game nights with his back to the screen and his hands hard at work. Wielding a paint palette and dipping and swa...
Jun 11, 2025

Lawyers continue final pitches to judge in hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Defence lawyers are set to continue their final pitches to the judge today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Court heard from lawyers re...
Jun 11, 2025

McIntosh just misses breaking oldest women's record by blink of an eye
VICTORIA - Summer McIntosh came within a blink of an eye of breaking swimming's oldest women's world record at the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials on Tuesday night. With a sold-out crowd's cheers ringin...
Jun 10, 2025

Canada wins Canadian Shield Tournament despite penalty shootout loss to Ivory Coast
TORONTO - Canada won the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament on Tuesday night despite losing to African champion Ivory Coast 5-4 in a penalty shootout. The game went to a shootout after it finished k...
Jun 10, 2025

Women’s hockey on the rise in Pacific Northwest, with young girls excited about PWHL's arrival
SEATTLE (AP) - Elly Garcia-Dudek can't help but gaze out toward the ice during hockey practices at the Kraken Community Iceplex. The 12-year-old Garcia-Dudek is a big fan of women's national team star...
Jun 10, 2025

Giménez, Kirk homer to lead surging Blue Jays to 10-9 win over Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Andrs Gimnez and Alejandro Kirk each homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 on Tuesday night. Chris Bassitt (7-3) gave up four runs on six hits in seven ...
Jun 10, 2025