Category Archives: Sports
Versatile veteran Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ready for 15th season with Oilers
EDMONTON - After 14 mostly unspectacular but always steady NHL seasons, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains an important piece of the puzzle for Edmonton Oilers as they attempt once more to take a run at the ...
Sep 23, 2026
Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons
DENVER (AP) - During a mound visit in the top of the first inning with the Colorado Rockies already trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by two runs, a lone voice of encouragement emerged from an otherwi...
Sep 22, 2026
Jaquez, Taylor help Sky beat Tempo 97-85, snap 5-game losing streak
CHICAGO (AP) - Gabriela Jaquez and Sydney Taylor scored 18 points apiece, Kamilla Cardoso added 17, and the Chicago Sky beat the Toronto Tempo 97-85 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak....
Sep 22, 2026
Reports: Leonard signs two-year US$115-million contract extension with Raptors
TORONTO - Recently reacquired star Kawhi Leonard has signed a two-year, US$115-million contract extension with the Toronto Raptors, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. The reported deal, which in...
Sep 22, 2026
Canadian Derek Gee forced to withdraw from world road championship following crash
Canada's Derek Gee has withdrawn from the road world cycling championships. Cycling Canada made the announcement Tuesday. Gee suffered a broken rib in a crash Sunday at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Mont...
Sep 22, 2026
PWHL hires hockey attorney Alison Izzi to take over as general manager of Vancouver Goldeneyes
The PWHL hired Alison Izzi on Tuesday as general manager of the Vancouver Goldeneyes based on her experience as an attorney specializing in hockey matters. Izzi fills the role vacated by Cara Gardner ...
Sep 22, 2026
Defensive back Robert Carter Jr. rejoins B.C. Lions following NFL tryout
VANCOUVER - American defensive back Robert Carter Jr. is back with the B.C. Lions. The CFL team announced Tuesday that Carter has re-signed with the team. Carter returned to the Lions after attending ...
Sep 22, 2026
Adarius Pickett, Jalen Philpot and Justin Hardy claim CFL player of the week honours
TORONTO - Toronto Argonauts linebacker Adarius Pickett and receivers Jalen Philpot of the Calgary Stampeders and Justin Hardy of the Ottawa Redblacks were named the CFL's player of the week Tuesday. T...
Sep 22, 2026
Red Sox remove interim tag, name Chad Tracy the franchise's 49th manager after historic turnaround
The Red Sox are heading to the postseason following a remarkable run over the second half of the season and on Tuesday they rewarded the two chief architects of that turnaround. Boston removed the int...
Sep 22, 2026
Canada to open world junior hockey championship against Switzerland in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Canada will open the 2027 world junior hockey championship against Switzerland on Dec. 26 at Edmonton's Rogers Place. Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Tue...
Sep 22, 2026
