Category Archives: Sports
UPDATE: Vernon team ends play at Tim Hortons Brier with 3-5 record
UPDATE Mar. 14 Brendan Bottcher won curling's version of the Battle of Alberta at the Canadian men's curling championship in Calgary. The Alberta skip and his team from Edmonton defeated Wild Card Two...
Mar 14, 2021
Thomas rallies to win Players Championship, Canadian Conners finishes 7th
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Justin Thomas found the right time for a near-perfect performance to put a rough start to the year behind him, rallying from three shots behind with bold play to close with a...
Mar 14, 2021
Life on the bubble: Brackets set for return of March Madness
The biggest mystery leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had little to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which progra...
Mar 14, 2021
Alberta's Bottcher edges Saskatchewan's Dunstone 6-5 to reach Brier final
CALGARY - Alberta's Brendan Bottcher hit a game-winning angle raise for a 6-5 win over Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone in Sunday's semifinal at the Canadian men's curling championship. Bottcher removed t...
Mar 14, 2021
First-round pick Alek Manoah shines as Blue Jays lose to Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto prospect Alek Manoah pitched three innings of no-hit ball as the Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the New York Yankees in pre-season action on Sunday.The 2019 first-round pick struck out ...
Mar 14, 2021
Canada's Jessie Fleming helps Chelsea women retain Continental League Cup
WATFORD, England - Canadian international Jessie Fleming and Chelsea won the Continental League Cup on Sunday with a 6-0 romp over Bristol City. The 23-year-old midfielder from London, Ont., played th...
Mar 14, 2021
Boxing great Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies at 66
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a deci...
Mar 14, 2021
Raptors Uprising GC completes 2021 esports roster, drafting Joshua (TsJosh) McKenna
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC completed its 2021 roster, reacquiring shooting guard Joshua (TsJosh) McKenna in the third round (57th overall) of Saturday night's NBA 2K League draft. The Georgia nativ...
Mar 14, 2021
Demko solid yet again as Canucks edge Oilers 2-1, snapping Edmonton win streak
VANCOUVER - A third-period dagger from Tyler Myers vaulted the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers Saturday. Bo Horvat put away the first goal of the night for the Canucks (12-17-2...
Mar 13, 2021
Wild Card Two's Koe beats Wild Card Three's Middaugh to secure top seed at Brier
CALGARY - In a Canadian men's curling championship loaded with uncertainty, one of its most consistent performers keeps on delivering. The next step for top-seeded Kevin Koe is a chance at another Tim...
Mar 13, 2021
