Category Archives: Sports
Mike Smith makes 38 saves as Oilers shut out reeling Canadiens 3-0
MONTREAL - After starting the season on long-term injured reserve and missing the first month of action, Mike Smith wanted to make sure he was well prepared when he finally returned to the Edmonton Oi...
Feb 11, 2021
Kamloops Special Olympic athletes eager to get back to sports, social interaction.
KAMLOOPS --- The restrictions triggered by COVID-19 have had a wide ranging impact on sport at all levels.For Kamloops Special Olympic athletes it has put a halt to their games, and the social health ...
Feb 11, 2021
Track and Field club 'ecstatic' after Kamloops council green-lights $2 million Hillside Stadium track upgrade
KAMLOOPS - A new track at Hillside Stadium is expected to make a clear path for the City of Kamloops to host competitions and encourage running and walking.On Tuesday (Feb. 9), council approved a prop...
Feb 11, 2021
Bruins postpone O'Ree honours until '22 so fans can be there
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins will wait to retire the number of pioneering Black hockey player Willie O'Ree until next year so that they can raise his No. 22 banner to the rafters with fans in the buildi...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian receiver Natey Adjei inks deal with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed Canadian receiver Natey Adjei. A third-round pick in the 2013 CFL draft, Adjei has split six seasons in the CFL between Toronto and Edmonton. The Toronto ...
Feb 11, 2021
AP source: David Phelps agrees to $1.75M deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Right-hander David Phelps and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on c...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian snowboarder Eliot Grondin wins bronze at world championship
IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Canada's Eliot Grondin has captured a bronze medal at the world snowboard cross championship. The 19-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., finished behind winner Lucas Eguibar of Spain...
Feb 11, 2021
NorthPaws add 5-pitch Canadian chucker
KAMLOOPS --- The Kamloops NorthPaws newest pitcher adds to the depth of Canadian talent on the 2021 roster. Tate Dearing, a 6'2" right-hander from Surrey, will bring his deceptive mix of pitches to th...
Feb 11, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays claim Dominican right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-hander Shun Yamaguchi has been designated for assig...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon finishes sixth in super-G at worlds
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon tied a career-best world championships result with a sixth-place finish in the super-G, while Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold on ...
Feb 11, 2021
