Category Archives: Sports
Ducks extend Canucks' scoreless streak with 3-0 win
ANAHEIM, Calif. - After losing three consecutive games in the heat of a tight playoff race, the Anaheim Ducks were not going to be choosy about who scored their goals or which team they beat. So when ...
Mar 14, 2018
Canada books spot in Paralympic hockey gold game with 7-0 win over South Korea
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Billy Bridges lived through the lean years of Canadian sledge hockey, when the privilege of playing for Canada’s national team came with a hefty $15,000 price tag...
Mar 14, 2018
Hertl's two goals lifts Sharks to 4-3 overtime win against Oilers
EDMONTON - Resiliency was the watchword for the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Tomas Hertl had a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, as the Sharks came from behind on three separate occasions...
Mar 14, 2018
McElhinney holds the fort after Andersen leaves early as Leafs pick up SO win
TORONTO - Curtis McElhinney was doing the usual work of a backup goalie at the end of the Toronto Maple Leafs bench midway through the second period Wednesday. Moments later - and to almost everyone&#...
Mar 14, 2018
University of Manitoba Bisons the top seed in national women's hockey tournament
The University of Manitoba women’s hockey team knows what it is to go the distance and then some. The Bisons won a conference playoff game in quadruple overtime en route to the Canadian universi...
Mar 14, 2018
Canada's Hamelin says world short-track championships won't be his last
MONTREAL - The world short-track speed skating championships will be the last hurrah for the old guard of the Canadian team, with one exception - 33-year-old Charles Hamelin. Hamelin, the star of Cana...
Mar 14, 2018
B.C. Lions release Canadian defensive end Foley, American quarterback Gale
VANCOUVER - Canadian defensive end Ricky Foley, a three-time Grey Cup champion, was released Wednesday by the B.C. Lions. B.C. also cut quarterback Mitchell Gale. The six-foot-three, 243-pound Foley h...
Mar 14, 2018
Saskatchewan Roughriders re-signed Canadian defensive lineman Steele
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders re-signed Canadian defensive lineman Eddie Steele to a one-year contract Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 280-pound Steele had 23 tackles and one sack in 18 regular-s...
Mar 14, 2018
Montreal Alouettes sign four 2017 draft picks to three-year contracts
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed receivers Alexander Morrison and Malcolm Carter, offensive lineman Zach Annen and defensive back Ty Cranston to three-year contracts Wednesday. All four player...
Mar 14, 2018
Lethbridge to host 2019 world men's curling championship
The world men’s curling championship will return to Alberta in 2019. The World Curling Federation and Curling Canada issued a joint statement Wednesday confirming the 2019 event will be held at ...
Mar 14, 2018
