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Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir settles for a majority draw on Power Slap card
LAS VEGAS - Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir and American Branden (The Butcher) Bordeaux settled for a majority draw Friday in their middleweight rematch at "Power Slap 6." The contest at the Duran...
Feb 9, 2024
Coach John Herdman and Toronto FC resume training camp in California
Toronto FC has opened the second phase of its training camp, this time in California with three friendlies in the next week. The squad flew Thursday to Santa Barbara, Calif., where it will play pre-se...
Feb 9, 2024
Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle...
Feb 9, 2024
Canada women lose extra-time heartbreaker to Mexico, miss out on FIFA U-17 World Cup
TOLUCA, Mexico - Canada will miss out on the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the first time ever after losing a heartbreaker 2-1 to Mexico following extra time Friday in semifinal play at the CONCACAF...
Feb 9, 2024
Ontario's Dino Rossi steps down from Canada Soccer board of directors
Dino Rossi has resigned from Canada Soccer's board of directors, saying "football doesn't come first at Canada Soccer these days." Rossi, a longtime soccer administrator, was elected to the board repr...
Feb 9, 2024
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles. No reports of major damage
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday afternoon and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region. There were n...
Feb 9, 2024
Small plane with 5 people aboard makes emergency landing on southwest Florida interstate
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A small airplane with five people aboard collided with a vehicle as it made an emergency landing on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida Friday afternoon, bringing traffic to a halt ...
Feb 9, 2024
Hitting frontside 540s at Calgary’s Snow Rodeo
Almost 50 of the world's best snowboarders will be shredding the halfpipe at Calgary's Snow Rodeo in the 2024 FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup Feb 9-10.Officials with the Alberta government note, the ...
Feb 9, 2024
Sylvan Lake Ice Dragon Boats cancelled, Polar Dip postponed
After consulting with team and event organizers, officials with the Town of Sylvan Lake have come to the difficult decision to cancel the Ice Dragon Boat races and Polar Dip event for next weekend, Fe...
Feb 9, 2024
COC still looks to appeal Russian team figure-skating bronze despite ISU explanation
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it continues to believe Canada's figure skating team deserves the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and a statement from the International Skating Union ...
Feb 9, 2024