Category Archives: Sports

Former Jets forward Ehlers scores winner as Carolina Hurricanes top Winnipeg 3-2
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored his first goal of the NHL season to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon. The former Jet br...
Oct 17, 2026

Gabby Williams scores 26 points, sends Valkyries to 68-64 Game 1 win in defensive WNBA Finals opener
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gabby Williams so believes in Golden State's poise in crunch time because of the way the Valkyries have won all along with their defense. They believe in each other to make the pl...
Oct 17, 2026

Johnson scores TD in final minute to lift playoff-bound Roughriders to victory
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders kept the best for last Saturday in punching their ticket to the CFL playoffs. KeeSean Johnson's 17-yard touchdown reception with 29 seconds left in the game lifte...
Oct 17, 2026

Maple Leafs centre John Tavares out week-to-week with lower-body injury
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs will have to get used to life minus another key piece. The club announced Saturday before facing the New York Islanders that John Tavares is out week-to-week with a lower-bod...
Oct 17, 2026

Canada's Dabrowski and Brazil's Stefani win doubles semifinal at Wuhan Open
WUHAN - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani defeated American Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Spain's Cristina Bucsa 6-2, 6-1 in women's doubles semifinal play Saturday at the Wuhan Op...
Oct 17, 2026

Toronto Raptors waive five players, convert Bittle's deal to two-way contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors waived five players on Saturday and converted centre Nate Bittle's deal to a two-way contract. The seven-foot native of Central Point, Ore., averaged a team-high 16.8 poi...
Oct 17, 2026

Avalanche rally past Penguins 5-2 as MacKinnon posts 3 assists and a goal
DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night. T.J. Hughe...
Oct 16, 2026

Edmonton Elks to host CFL West final for first time in 11 years
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks will host the CFL West final for the first time in more than a decade. Cody Fajardo ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as Edmonton rallied to a 35-27 victory o...
Oct 16, 2026

Ottawa Redblacks end 22-game losing skid with 40-39 win over Toronto Argonauts
OTTAWA - Bryson Barnes waited patiently for his opportunity, and when it finally came, the rookie quarterback delivered what the Ottawa Redblacks needed. Barnes put together an impressive performance ...
Oct 16, 2026

Jackson-Davis has 23 points in Raptors' 129-125 loss to Pistons to end pre-season
DETROIT - Trayce Jackson-Davis led all scorers with 23 points - including 15 made free throws - but the Toronto Raptors still fell to the Detroit Pistons 129-125 on Friday in the final pre-season game...
Oct 16, 2026