Category Archives: Sports
'I'm destroyed today': Auger-Aliassime rues missed opportunity at French Open
PARIS - A French Open quarterfinal match that began with so much promise ended in devastation for Canadian Flix Auger-Aliassime on Wednesday. The 25-year-old from Montreal was up a set and a break of ...
Jun 03, 2026
The Olympic effect: U Sports to introduce women's flag football as a pilot sport
Flag football makes its Olympic debut in 2028 and Canadian university sport has stepped up its role in producing players for the national women's team. U Sports and Football Canada will collaborate on...
Jun 03, 2026
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka goes out of the French Open after quarterfinal defeat to Diana Shnaider
PARIS (AP) - Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks to lose 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 to Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The four-time major winner led 4-1 ...
Jun 03, 2026
Olympic medallists Kingsbury and Sarault to lead Calgary Stampede parade
CALGARY - Olympic medallists Mikael Kingsbury and Courtney Sarault are used to getting cheers on the ice, but come July, they'll be lauded while riding horseback to launch the Calgary Stampede. Kingsb...
Jun 03, 2026
First woman to appear in NHL game continues to build legacy as a PWHL general manager
Manon Rhaume became emotional when she watched the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League draft online and heard Taylor Heise's name called first in 2023. "I was so interested to see how this wh...
Jun 03, 2026
FIFA lawyers force B.C. spinal injury charity to scrap World Cup ticket raffle
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA's lawyers...
Jun 03, 2026
Hertl's late goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - It took just one shot and 25 seconds worth of game action for the Vegas Golden Knights to find themselves in a hole in the Stanley Cup final. And by midway through the opening per...
Jun 02, 2026
Olson homers, Elder bounces back to lead Braves past Blue Jays 4-3
ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Olson hit a tiebreaking homer, Bryce Elder bounced back from his worst start of the season, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Olson's towe...
Jun 02, 2026
STK Fastball Tournament coming to Charles Anderson Stadium
KAMLOOPS - The fourth annual STK Fastball Tournament is scheduled to run from Friday (June 5) to Sunday at Charles Anderson Stadium. International players, along with current and former national team ...
Jun 02, 2026
NHL Commissioner Bettman says on his 74th birthday retiring is not imminent
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Hours after a report surfaced that he was discussing a succession plan with members of the Board of Governors executive committee, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman reiterated that he...
Jun 02, 2026
