Category Archives: Sports
It's official: Calgary signs deal with Flames and Stampede for new arena
CALGARY - A deal to build a new arena in downtown Calgary is official after definitive agreements were signed between the city, the Calgary Flames hockey organization and the Calgary Stampede. Th...
Dec 05, 2019
Kyle Julius returning home to coach Canadian league's Fraser Valley Bandits
Canada didn't have its own professional basketball league when Kyle Julius retired from playing in 2009. So while the 40-year-old is thrilled to be on the bench as head coach of th...
Dec 05, 2019
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard gets wild-card spot in Auckland main draw
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard has been given a wild-card entry into the main draw of next month's season-opening ASB Classic. The former world No. 5 from Westmount, Q...
Dec 05, 2019
Impact to open season against Revs, Toronto FC faces San Jose and 'Caps play SKC
Thierry Henry will make his MLS managerial debut with the Montreal Impact on Feb. 29 at Olympic Stadium against the New England Revolution. It marks the first time Montreal opens the MLS season a...
Dec 05, 2019
Montreal Canadiens goalie Cayden Primeau making first start against Avs
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau will make his NHL debut tonight when the rookie starts against the visiting Colorado Avalanche. Primeau, 20, was called up from the American Hockey League'...
Dec 05, 2019
Canadian Jessie Fleming hopes to cap UCLA soccer career with NCAA title
After 74 games in UCLA colours, Canadian international Jessie Fleming's collegiate soccer career will end at the College Cup in San Jose, Calif. Fleming's seventh-ranked Bruins (18-4-1) meet ...
Dec 05, 2019
Canada women win opening match but men beaten by Samoa at Dubai 7s
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bianca Farella scored two early tries and Canada staved off a Russian rally in the second half to win its opening match 24-19 at the Dubai Sevens on Thursday. The Canadia...
Dec 05, 2019
Mic'd up four-year-old hockey player near top of YouTube's 2019 most viewed list
Celine Dion? Kim Kardashian-West? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? They've got nothing on a four-year-old named Mason. Jeremy Rupke runs a YouTube channel called Coach Jeremy that features videos on hoc...
Dec 05, 2019
Ennis records three points to help lift Senators over Oilers 5-2
EDMONTON - The Ottawa Senators didn't seem fazed by their short turnaround. Tyler Ennis had a goal and two assists as Ottawa defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Wednesday, a night after shou...
Dec 05, 2019
Nichushkin scores short-handed winner after Toronto gaffe as Avalanche top Leafs
TORONTO - Valeri Nichushkin scored a short-handed goal in the third period as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday. Nathan MacKinnon, with a goal and an assist...
Dec 04, 2019
