Category Archives: Sports
Canucks select Malhotra third overall at NHL draft; Carels goes to Flames at No. 6
BUFFALO - Caleb Malhotra didn't understand why his request was going unfulfilled. He simply wanted to play on the same team as his famous father. Malhotra was around six years old when he asked his mo...
Jun 26, 2026
Scheffler misses another sub-60 round, sets early target at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler could not convert a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Travelers Championship, narrowly missing out on a chance to join Jim Furyk as the only p...
Jun 26, 2026
Kings re-sign defenceman Brandt Clarke to 5-year, $37 million deal
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Defenceman Brandt Clarke has agreed to a five-year, $37 million deal to stay with the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings announced the deal Friday for Clarke, the eighth overall pi...
Jun 26, 2026
Kiwi fans 'immensely proud' despite 5-1 loss against Belgium at BC Place
VANCOUVER - Belgium has defeated New Zealand 5-1 in Vancouver's final World Cup group stage match at BC Place, dashing the dreams of the Kiwi team and its supporters. The win for the European team mea...
Jun 26, 2026
France forward Ousmane Dembélé scores a first-half World Cup hat trick in 4-1 win over Norway
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - France forward Ousmane Dembl scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbapp, to help his team beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday. Dembl's go...
Jun 26, 2026
Senegal routs 10-man Iraq 5-0 to to advance to World Cup knockout rounds
TORONTO (AP) - Senegal needed to win and it needed to win big. Done and done. Senegal racked up the goals on a 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that helped advance it to the World Cup knockout stag...
Jun 26, 2026
Canada, Alberta flags fly high at town parade during separatism debate
PONOKA - Paraders waved both Canada and Alberta flags high as many in a crowd cheered louder for tossed candy than politicians at the annual [stampede] parade in the town of Ponoka. Tensions over Albe...
Jun 26, 2026 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rides in the parade to kick off the Ponoka, Alta., Stampede, Friday, June 26, 2026. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press/Amanda Erickson)
CFL won't allow QB Sorsby to sign with any team or be added to negotiation lists
TORONTO - Quarterback Brendan Sorsby, permanently ruled ineligible by the NCAA for sports betting, won't be kick-starting his pro football career in Canada. The CFL announced Friday it won't allow the...
Jun 26, 2026
Canada hopes to avoid slow start in World Cup knockout match against South Africa
VANCOUVER - Forward Tani Oluwaseyi knows Canada can't afford another slow start when it faces South Africa on Sunday in a FIFA World Cup knockout match in Los Angeles. In its opening World Cup game ag...
Jun 26, 2026
Thunder sending 3-point shooter Isaiah Joe to Pistons for draft picks, AP source says
Oklahoma City further reduced its potential luxury tax bill for next season by agreeing to trade elite 3-point shooter Isaiah Joe to the Detroit Pistons for two second-round draft picks, a person with...
Jun 26, 2026