Category Archives: Sports

Blazers discuss potential first-round playoff opponents, look ahead to final weekend of regular season
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' head coach Shaun Clouston is thrilled his players will be rewarded for enduring hard times, with his club heading to the playoffs for the first time since 2023. "We've had...
Pattison Media Mar 18, 2026 Joaquin Geras (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)

Canada's Draxl outlasts Britain's Clarke in second-round qualifier at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Liam Draxl outlasted Britain's Jay Clarke 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in a second-round qualifying match Wednesday at the Miami Open. Draxl, from Newmarket, Ont., completed the victory in two hours...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

After Olympic bronze, Gilles and Poirier treat world championships as a celebration
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won't call it a last dance. But after 15 years and an Olympic medal, next week's world figure skating championships look a lot like a victory lap. The Canadian ice dancer...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

'It's been remarkable': Rookie defenceman Matthew Schaefer dazzling for Islanders
Brayden Schenn had seen the highlights. The veteran centre knew all about a peach-fuzzed New York Islanders defenceman making waves in a jaw-dropping rookie season - from afar. Acquired by the club ah...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Barger homers in Toronto Blue Jays' 3-2 pre-season loss to Baltimore Orioles
DUNEDIN - Addison Barger hit a solo homer for the Toronto Blue Jays in a 3-2 pre-season loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday at TD Ballpark. The Orioles (9-11) scored two runs in the opening fra...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Eagles acquire veteran backup quarterback Andy Dalton from Panthers, AP source says
Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton is heading to the Philadelphia Eagles to provide depth behind Jalen Hurts, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, spea...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Canadian rookies John and Yellamaraju making memories on LPGA and PGA Tours
It only took two rounds of golf for Vancouver's Leah John to have her "welcome to the LPGA Tour" moment. John had just finished playing in Blue Bay LPGA, the first tournament of her rookie season on t...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

The Hockey Hall of Fame expects to keep the US Olympic gold medal-winning pucks
TORONTO (AP) - The Hockey Hall of Fame says the pucks used to score the gold medal-winning men's and women's goals at the Milan Cortina Olympics are part of its permanent collection after being donate...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Rookie Savoie's surge earns his spot alongside McDavid on Oilers' top line
EDMONTON - Overlooked amid the Edmonton Oilers' erratic season has been the steady, albeit unspectacular, performance of rookie forward Matt Savoie. The 22-year-old native of St. Albert, a bedroom com...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

Crosby makes productive return to Penguins' lineup following injury during Olympics
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sidney Crosby is back. The Pittsburgh Penguins' captain was productive almost immediately in his return to the lineup Wednesday night after missing nearly a month with a lower-bod...
The Canadian Press Mar 18, 2026

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