Category Archives: Sports

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have claimed goaltender Leevi Merilainen off waivers from the Ottawa Senators. The 24-year-old Finn appeared in 20 games for the Senators last season. Vancouver is ex...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to a two-year extension running through the 2028-29 season with an average annual value of $3.95 million. The reigni...

TORONTO - A report on junior men's hockey in Ontario delivered by former NHL player and executive Brendan Shanahan made 11 recommendations to improve it. Shanahan, a Hockey Hall of Famer and president...

TORONTO - After a couple of embarrassing travel woes this summer, the Professional Women's Hockey League may eventually use a so-called "Keeper of the Cup" to keep the Walter Cup under closer watch. "...

SINGAPORE - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Tennis Open with a 6-2, 7-5 upset of top seed Mirra Andreeva on Friday. The sixth seed from Laval, Que., saved two bre...

The NHL opens its 1,344-game regular-season schedule next week. The league's 32 teams will play 84 contests each - up from 82 - for the first time since the 1993-94 campaign following pared-down train...

CALGARY - Calgary's relationship with its NHL team and the building it plays in will soon change. The Flames open their final season at the Saddledome on Oct. 1 after 43 years. The team will move acro...

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Sun fans, many decked in the orange shirts they have been wearing for years, turned out one last time as the franchise played its final game before moving to Houst...

DELAWARE, OHIO - It was a historic win for Redland Rocket Man and driver Jody Jamieson. Jamieson, of Moffat, Ont., drove Redland Rocket Man, a US$45,000 supplemental entry, to a 4 1/4-length win in th...

MONTREAL - Flix Roussel opened the Canadian short track speedskating championships with two gold medals on Thursday. The Sherbrooke, Que., won the men's 1,500-metre event in two minutes 17.538 seconds...