Category Archives: Sports
Hilary Knight wants focus on the US women's Olympic success, not Trump's 'distasteful' joke
SEATTLE (AP) - Hilary Knight doesn't want to let what she called a "distasteful" joke by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women's Olympic hockey team get in the way of a histor...
Feb 26, 2026
No 1 Thitikul struggles in the first round of the LPGA Singapore led by Kim
SINGAPORE (AP) - Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women's World Championship on Thursday, shooting a 1-over 73 to trail the leader by seven strokes. Thitikul won ...
Feb 26, 2026
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime rolls into Dubai semifinals, sets up Medvedev clash
DUBAI - Flix Auger-Aliassime powered his way into the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a dominant serving display Thursday. The top seed from Montreal hammered 16 aces, won 83 per cen...
Feb 26, 2026
New football chinstrap designed to lessen force of blows to facemask
Erin Hanson wants to make taking it on the chin in football much safer in Canada. Guardian Sports officially launched the Guardian Flex chinstrap on Thursday for individual and team sale, with the CFL...
Feb 26, 2026
Raptors bigs' strategy works against Wembanyama but Toronto still comes up short
TORONTO - When the Toronto Raptors announced their starting lineup against the San Antonio Spurs, there was a small surprise at centre with rookie Collin Murray-Boyles taking the tipoff instead of vet...
Feb 26, 2026
Telefilm wants to reframe the Canadian film success story after box-office slump
Telefilm Canada says a nearly 41 per cent drop in box-office revenue for Canadian films last year reflects the volatility of the theatrical market, not a crisis of quality. At the same time, the agenc...
Feb 26, 2026
Kucherov has a goal and 2 assists as the Lightning beat the Maple Leafs 4-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored to give him his ninth 30-goal season and added two assists for 701 in his career and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Wednesday...
Feb 25, 2026
Joel Quenneville gets his 1,000th career win in Ducks' 6-5 comeback victory over Oilers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Joel Quenneville became the second coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games with the Anaheim Ducks' 6-5 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Quenneville ...
Feb 25, 2026
Max Scherzer and Toronto Blue Jays agree to $3 million, 1-year deal, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - Max Scherzer is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays. Two weeks into spring training, the three-time Cy Young Award winner has agreed with the reigning American League champions on a $3 ...
Feb 25, 2026
Veteran pitcher Max Scherzer confirms he is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Max Scherzer confirmed Thursday that he is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays. The club has not yet announced the contract, reported to be worth US$3 million for one season, but the 41-year-...
Feb 25, 2026