Category Archives: Sports
NHL’s George Parros defends Gudas suspension after hit ends Matthews’s season
MANALAPAN - George Parros is standing by the NHL's decision to suspend Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas five games for a knee-on-knee hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews, a p...
Mar 17, 2026
Iran’s Mexico Embassy says Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup matches
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Iran's Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran's World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the t...
Mar 17, 2026
Scores and schedule for Monday, March 16, 2026
Monday's Scoreboard NHL Detroit 5 Calgary 2 Pittsburgh 7 Colorado 2 Los Angeles 4 N.Y. Rangers 1 New Jersey 4 Boston 3 (OT) Utah 6 Dallas 2 --- NBA Atlanta 124 Orlando 112 Golden State 125 Washington ...
Mar 16, 2026
Venezuela rallies past Italy 4-2 with 3-run 7th and will face US for World Baseball Classic title
MIAMI (AP) - Venezuelan players danced in the dugout before the first pitch, then pranced past Italy and into their nation's first World Baseball Classic final. Ronald Acua Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis...
Mar 16, 2026
NHL roundup: Kane scores twice to lead Red Wings to 5-2 win over Flames
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane scored twice for Detroit to move into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time goals list for NHL players born in the U.S. and lead the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory ov...
Mar 16, 2026
Kane scores twice to lead Red Wings over Flames 5-2 a in milestone night
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane scored twice for Detroit to move into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time goals list for NHL players born in the U.S. as he led the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory o...
Mar 16, 2026
Manitoba sports organizations would track under-represented groups under new bill
WINNIPEG - Provincial amateur sports organizations in Manitoba may soon be required to track demographics and show efforts to make their sport more inclusive. A bill now before the legislature would r...
Mar 16, 2026
Wittal of Kamloops Classic Swimming wins nine medals at provincials, sets eight club records
KAMLOOPS - Changes are coming to the Kamloops Classic Swimming wall of records at club headquarters. Mia Wittal set eight club marks and won nine medals - six gold, two silver and one bronze - at the ...
Mar 16, 2026 Mia Wittal (middle). (Image Credit: Quinn Meredith / Kamloops Classic Swimming)
Kamloops goaltender Woodland gets PWHL debut 'tease' experience in Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - Kendra Woodland hopes to one day play a Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) game in Vancouver in front of a busload of friends and family from Kamloops. The undrafted Ottawa Charge ro...
Mar 16, 2026 Kendra Woodland (Image Credit: Brennen Suni / Ottawa Charge)
Canada Soccer unveils new World Cup jerseys, gets funding for youth initiatives
TORONTO - When a young soccer player asked Jonathan Osorio if Canada was going to win the men's World Cup, his answer was direct. "Yes," said Osorio during a question-and-answer period Monday at a chi...
Mar 16, 2026 Canadian soccer athlete Richie Laryea wears the newly unveiled team Canada’s 2026 World Cup jersey as he greats young fans at an event unveiling the uniforms in Toronto, on Monday, March 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
