Category Archives: Sports
Regina teenager Alex Gonzalez named Vancouver Whitecaps esports gamer
Alex Gonzalez, an 18-year-old who turned heads with top-10 performances at FIFA video game tournaments in Atlanta and London, has signed on as the Vancouver Whitecaps' esports gamer. "When I first tol...
Dec 06, 2019
Canada women reach quarterfinals in Dubai while men head to consolation round
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bianca Farella scored three tries Friday as the Canadian women advanced to the Cup quarterfinals of the Dubai Sevens despite a heavy loss to the U.S. Canada's men headed ...
Dec 06, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick wins pro boxing debut in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick won his heavyweight pro boxing debut Friday, knocking out former rugby league star Justin Hodges in 39 seconds. After several skirmishes, Lus...
Dec 06, 2019
Milan Lucic scores first as a Flame, Calgary beats Buffalo 4-3
CALGARY - Milan Lucic scored his first goal with Calgary, and it turned into the winner as the Flames held on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday. The Saddledome erupted at 3:58 of the third wh...
Dec 05, 2019
Pavelski scores on power play in OT, Stars beat Jets 3-2
DALLAS - Joe Pavelski scored on the power play 2:02 into overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night. The winning goal came 31 seconds after Josh Morrissey went to the p...
Dec 05, 2019
Raptors handle Harden but can't corral rest of Rockets in home loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors restricted Houston star James Harden to 23 points but failed to corral the rest of the Rockets in a 119-109 loss Thursday. Ben McLemore led Houston (14-7) with ...
Dec 05, 2019
Landeskog scores in return from injury, Avalanche beat Canadiens 3-2
MONTREAL - Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog scored in his return from injury as Colorado beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Thursday night. Ryan Graves and Matt Calvert also scored for the Avalan...
Dec 05, 2019
Rated draft prospects Rossi, Quinn, focused on giving 67's another OHL title shot
Marco Rossi and Jack Quinn have some unfinished business with the Ottawa 67's. Ottawa led the Ontario Hockey League with a 50-win regular season in 2018-19, then won 14 straight playoff games to ...
Dec 05, 2019
Former NHL player Sopel said stories about Crawford were not meant as allegations
Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant "to entertain the listener" and not to make allegations against his former...
Dec 05, 2019
Arsenal endures worst run since 1977; Newcastle wins in EPL
LONDON - Not since 1977 have things been this bad at Arsenal. The struggling Gunners slumped to a 2-1 home loss to Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday, taking the team's winless streak to nine ...
Dec 05, 2019
