Category Archives: Sports
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 2:08 a.m. Marko Arnautovic scores on a penalty in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time to give Austria a 3-1 v...
Jun 16, 2026
Tunisia fires coach Sabri Lamouchi after heavy opening World Cup loss and appoints Renard
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Tunisia has fired coach Sabri Lamouchi after being thrashed 5-1 by Sweden in its first match at the World Cup and appointed French coach Herv Renard, the Tunisian soccer feder...
Jun 16, 2026
Ghana midfielder Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup match in Toronto
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed Thomas Partey's bid for emergency relief after Canada denied the Ghana midfielder entry for the FIFA World Cup. Justice Roger Lafrenire, who heard the appl...
Jun 16, 2026
Figure skater Tessa Virtue to make off-ice dance debut at Fall for Dance North
TORONTO - Before Tessa Virtue ever put on a pair of skates, she was a dancer. Virtue trained in ballet and contemporary before deciding instead to pursue figure skating at age seven, she said. The dec...
Jun 16, 2026
Hermiston of Kamloops offers insight on front-office duties with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks hired Daren Hermiston of Kamloops on June 5.Hermiston is the club's director of player personnel and player development, making the move to an NHL front office after ...
Jun 15, 2026 DAREN HERMISTON. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Iran coach says team ordered out of US right after 2-2 draw with New Zealand in World Cup opener
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The coach of Iran's World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tourn...
Jun 15, 2026
Stankovens reflect on Stanley Cup celebrations in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Logan Stankoven took his twirl with hockey's holy grail, lifting the Stanley Cup high above his head and kissing it on Sunday (June 14) in Las Vegas. His father Wes, mother Deana and siste...
Jun 15, 2026 Wes, Logan and Deana Stankoven. (Image Credit: Macie Stankoven)
Uruguay's Maxi Araújo scores equalizer in 1-1 World Cup draw with Saudi Arabia
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Maxi Arajo finally gave the crowd of mostly Uruguay fans in South Florida something to cheer about with his tying goal late in Monday's World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia...
Jun 15, 2026
Calgary Flames co-owner Alvin Libin dead at 95
CALGARY - Calgary Flames co-owner Alvin Libin has died at the age of 95. The Flames announced his death on Monday, but no cause of death was given. Libin joined the Flames ownership group in 1994. He ...
Jun 15, 2026
Ghana takes Partey's World Cup entry fight with Canada to Federal Court
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge is scheduled to hear an injunction application Tuesday from Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, whose bid to enter Canada for the World Cup was denied over rape and sexual a...
Jun 15, 2026
