Category Archives: Sports
'He looks the part': Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan impresses in NHL debut
TORONTO - Easton Cowan stood on the blue line just ahead of puck drop. Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews had just been introduced in the starting lineup. Cowan's name was announced next - to raucous...
Oct 13, 2025
Senators' Tkachuk to be evaluated after exit in 4-1 loss to Predators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators may have lost more than just their home opener Monday afternoon. The Senators (1-2-0), who fell 4-1 to the Nashville Predators, were forced to play the final nine minutes ...
Oct 13, 2025
Hostile Territory: Bieber gets Game 3 start for Blue Jays as ALCS moves to Seattle
TORONTO - When the Toronto Blue Jays enter hostile territory, it's Shane Bieber's job to be out front. Bieber will be Toronto's starting pitcher for Game 3 of the American League Championship Series i...
Oct 13, 2025
Toews gets 1st point in 2 1/2 years, Jets have 5 players score in win over Islanders
ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) - Jonathan Toews recorded his first point in nearly 2 1/2 years on an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets had five different players score goals in a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on...
Oct 13, 2025
Canadian boxer Amanda Galle to fight for undisputed world bantamweight title in Miami
Canadian Amanda (Bambola) Galle will face undisputed world bantamweight champion Cherneka (Sugar Neekz) Johnson on Nov. 14 in Miami. Australia's Neekz (18-2-0 with eight knockouts) holds the WBO, WBA,...
Oct 13, 2025
Appleton scores winner, Talbot stands tall as Red Wings top Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Mason Appleton scored the winner with 44.1 seconds left in regulation and Cam Talbot made 38 saves as the Detroit Red Wings survived a blown two-goal lead in the third period to top the Toro...
Oct 13, 2025
Former infielder and coach Sandy Alomar Sr. dies at 81
Sandy Alomar Sr., an All-Star infielder during his playing days in the 1960s and '70s who went on to coach in the majors and manage in his native Puerto Rico, has died. He was 81. A spokesperson for t...
Oct 13, 2025
Saros, Predators spoil Senators' home opener with 4-1 victory
OTTAWA - Juuse Saros made 31 saves in a 4-1 victory for the Nashville Predators Monday afternoon, spoiling the Ottawa Senators' home opener. Ryan O'Reilly's third-period goal held up as the winner. O'...
Oct 13, 2025
Alouettes topple lowly Redblacks 30-10 for fourth straight victory
MONTREAL - Montreal Alouettes head coach Jason Maas had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Monday. "It was three-phase football and that's what I love to see," said Maas following Montreal's 3...
Oct 13, 2025
After loss to Australia, Canada men face far different challenge against Colombia
After failing to break down a resolute five-man Australian defence in a 1-0 loss Friday to the 25th-ranked Socceroos, No. 26 Canada faces an altogether different challenge Tuesday when it takes on No....
Oct 13, 2025
