Category Archives: Sports
To cancel or not?: IOC, Japan press ahead with Tokyo Games
TOKYO - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency last week for Tokyo and surrounding areas. Amid the surging virus, he again promised the postponed Tokyo Olympics would be "safe and...
Jan 13, 2021
Badgers coach says Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett has the talent to go pro
Canadian Victoria Pickett, a star midfielder at the University of Wisconsin, looks to take the next step in her soccer career Wednesday evening at the NWSL draft. Badgers coach Paula Wilkins, for one,...
Jan 13, 2021
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Hamonic to one-year, US$1.25-million deal
VANCOUVER - Playing for the Calgary Flames, defenceman Travis Hamonic got a close-up view of the Vancouver Canucks' skilled, young talent.Going up against the likes of Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes a...
Jan 12, 2021
Former Blazer Loewen returns to Kamloops, preparing to suit up for new team this season
KAMLOOPS - Jermaine Loewen returned to a place in which he spent five years of his life. Loewen has spent the last week training with the city's junior and pro cohort last week before heading to Hende...
Jan 12, 2021
'We've got to back that up': Playoff run raises the bar for Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat knows his team has a lot to prove this season. After finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 36-27-6 record last year, few onlookers believed the squad would...
Jan 12, 2021
Edmonton Oilers want playoff push in addition to regular-season success
Leon Draisaitl is convinced the Edmonton Oilers can battle for their division's top rung again and last longer in the playoffs. The NHL's top scorer and MVP in 2019-20 points to Edmonton's 37-25-9 rec...
Jan 12, 2021
Tkachuk says high time Calgary Flames get beyond first round of NHL playoffs
CALGARY - Can the arrival of a marquee goalie and a redistribution of the goalscoring load finally produce an extended playoff run for the Calgary Flames? The Flames have exited the first round of pla...
Jan 12, 2021
'We're just not young anymore': Winnipeg Jets shift gears to performance mode
The Winnipeg Jets aren't kids this year, says coach Paul Maurice. For years, Maurice has walked into rinks feeling as though his group was stacked with young talent. But heading into his eighth season...
Jan 12, 2021
With plenty of new faces, Senators looking to raise the bar as rebuild continues
D.J. Smith appreciated the fight his team showed last season.The next step for the head coach of the Ottawa Senators is seeing that effort morph into tangible results."We want to be able to play even ...
Jan 12, 2021
New-look Canadiens primed to make waves: 'We can play pretty much any way you want'
Marc Bergevin joked after the start to a busy, unusual off-season back in October he was going to take a vacation.The general manager of the Montreal Canadiens certainly earned it.Bergevin pulled the ...
Jan 12, 2021
