Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays sign reliever Tyler Rogers to three-year, $37-million contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have added another arm to their pitching staff after agreeing to terms with workhorse reliever Tyler Rogers. The deal announced Monday by the Blue Jays is for US$37 mil...
Dec 15, 2025
Blazers' Kufterins named to preliminary Latvian World Juniors roster; Gibson called up
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have called up 16-year-old goaltender Braxton Gibson as Ivans Kufterins will be stepping away from the team after he was named to Latvia's preliminary World Juniors ros...
Dec 15, 2025 Kamloops Blazers goaltender Ivans Kufterins makes a save against Wenatchee on Nov. 22, 2025. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
Blue Bombers sign star running back Brady Oliveira to three-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed star running back Brady Oliveira to a three-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Monday. He was set to become a free agent in February. Oliv...
Dec 15, 2025
'People have been waiting for me to fail': Canada's McKenna fuelled by doubters
NIAGARA FALLS - Gavin McKenna knew the haters would be ready to pounce. The 17-year-old centre was expected to be the runaway No. 1 overall selection at the 2026 NHL draft. That might still very well ...
Dec 15, 2025
Canadian tennis star Mboko named WTA Newcomer of the Year
Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko has been named the WTA's Newcomer of the Year. The professional women's tennis tour announced its year-end award recipients on Monday. The 19-year-old Mboko, from T...
Dec 15, 2025
Oilers captain Connor McDavid named NHL's first star after 10-point week
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has been named the NHL's first star of the week. The superstar centre had a league-leading 10 points (four goals, six assists) in four games last week...
Dec 15, 2025
Sabres fire general manager Kevyn Adams and promote Jarmo Kekalainen to replace him
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Kevyn Adams on Monday in a move made 2 1/2 months into his sixth season, with the team sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference sta...
Dec 15, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps sign MLS NEXT Pro defender Nikola Djordjevic
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added to their backline, signing American defence Nikola Djordjevic to a Major League Soccer contract. The team announced the deal Monday, saying it runs throu...
Dec 15, 2025
Canada's David (Excalibur) Cameron loses opening match at world darts championship
LONDON - Serbian-born Austrian Mensur (The Gentle) Suljovic defeated Canada's David (Excalibur) Cameron in first-round play Monday at the five-million-pound ($9.21-million) Paddy Power World Darts Cha...
Dec 15, 2025
Anti-doping agency asks court to declare privacy watchdog's probe out of bounds
OTTAWA - The World Anti-Doping Agency is challenging the legal basis of the federal privacy watchdog's investigation into the agency's handling of biological samples collected from athletes. The offic...
Dec 15, 2025
