Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - The memorable FIFA World Cup buzz has long dissipated from BMO Field and the temporary grandstands have been taken down. The Canadian men's soccer team's wild ride to the round of 16 in the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Macklin Celebrini was picked as captain of the San Jose Sharks on Friday, becoming the youngest player ever to fill that role for the team at the age of 20. Celebrini, from Nor...

OTTAWA - Maybe this is finally the week. It's a common refrain for the Ottawa Redblacks, but remaining positive is a necessity for the 0-13 team. The Redblacks are coming off a heartbreaking 40-38 los...

EDMONTON - Edmonton's CFL franchise has won 14 Grey Cup championships, and the one constant in those years was domination at home. Only once in those 14 years did the Elks (then Eskimos) lose more tha...

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...