Category Archives: Sports
Raptors add size up front by signing seven-foot centre Mo Bamba
TORONTO - Help has arrived for the Toronto Raptors and he's seven-feet tall and 231 pounds. The Raptors signed veteran centre Mo Bamba on Monday, a day after media reports of a deal with the free agen...
Dec 29, 2025
Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL's return
Connor McDavid remembers feeling the intensity. A minor hockey player growing up just north of Toronto, the future NHL superstar and his teammates gathered to watch Canada and the United States battle...
Dec 29, 2025
Toronto FC signs Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portugal's Santa Clara
TORONTO - Toronto FC has signed Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portuguese side CD Santa Clara through the 2027-28 MLS season, with a club option for 2028-29. The 25-year-old, who can also pl...
Dec 29, 2025
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua involved in a car accident in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. The Lagos ...
Dec 29, 2025
Gingras scores first WHL goal as Blazers fall to Giants in final road game of 2025
LANGLEY, B.C. - Asher Gingras scored his first career WHL goal but the Kamloops Blazers were beaten 7-3 by the Vancouver Giants in Langley Sunday (Dec. 28) evening. Gingras, the 16-year-old forward wh...
Dec 29, 2025 (Image Credit: Rob Wilton/Vancouver Giants)
NHL roundup: Kucherov, Goncalves power Lightning to 5-4 shootout win over Canadiens
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday. Ol...
Dec 28, 2025
Simon Edvinsson scores OT winner as Red Wings edge Maple Leafs 3-2
DETROIT (AP) - Simon Edvinsson scored with 3:14 remaining in overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night. Edvinsson skated toward the crease and score...
Dec 28, 2025
Lightning hold off Canadiens 5-4 in shootout, extend win streak to 4 games
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday. ...
Dec 28, 2025
Scottie Barnes has historic triple-double in Raptors overtime win against Warriors
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes is only focused on one stat: the Toronto Raptors' win-loss record. But in that single-minded approach to playing, Barnes is still putting together an all-star calibre season h...
Dec 28, 2025
Kamloops' Hicketts records assist as Canada falls to hosts Davos in Spengler Cup
DAVOS, SUI. - Kamloops native Joe Hicketts picked up an assist but Team Canada lost 4-1 to HC Davos at the Spengler Cup in the final round-robin game Sunday (Dec. 28). The defeat, coupled with other r...
Dec 28, 2025 (Image Credit: Spengler Cup/Contributed)
