Category Archives: Sports
Canada's speedskaters energized by unexpected results ahead of world championship
Canadian speedskaters are relishing a bit of normalcy in an abnormal season. The 13 who travelled to Heerenveen, Netherlands, for their first international races in 10 months did so with scant trainin...
Feb 10, 2021
Lindholm scores game-winner for Calgary Flames in 3-2 win over Winnipeg Jets
CALGARY - Elias Lindholm scored a late game-winning goal for the Calgary Flames in a 3-2 win Tuesday over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Lindholm scored a power-play goal at 18:18 of the third period. An...
Feb 09, 2021
Defencemen lead the way as Oilers continue mastery over slumping Senators
OTTAWA - Goals by defenceman Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard and Tyson Barrie lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win Tuesday over the Ottawa Senators. Others took up the slack as Edmonton's big guns wer...
Feb 09, 2021
Canada's Bianca Andreescu loses second-round match at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is making a second-round exit at the Australian Open. She dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. The eigh...
Feb 09, 2021
McBean: Canadian athletes understand Tokyo will be unlike any other Olympics
From social distancing to careful monitoring to zero tolerance for a positive test. The International Olympic Committee's athletes "Playbook" might have been short on specifics more than five months o...
Feb 09, 2021
Rivalry Renewed: Leafs, Canadiens set to battle for North Division bragging rights
The Maple Leafs and Canadiens haven't been here in quite some time.Largely at opposite ends of the spectrum the past few decades - one always seemingly in the ascension, the other trending downwards o...
Feb 09, 2021
Former linebacker Solomon Elimimian announces his retirement after 10 CFL campaigns
Solomon Elimimian, the only pure defensive player to win the CFL's outstanding player award, is calling it a career.The veteran linebacker confirmed Tuesday he has retired.The six-foot, 225-pound Elim...
Feb 09, 2021
Montreal Alouettes GM Maciocia dips into free-agent waters to short up club's defence
Danny Maciocia held true to his word Tuesday. Last week, the Montreal Alouettes GM said he expected to look toward defensive help in CFL agency. Maciocia did just that Tuesday, signing six defensive p...
Feb 09, 2021
Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton
Bell is dumping an all-sports format at three of its radio stations in Canada. The company said on Tuesday that TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN 1290 AM in Winnipeg and TSN 1150 AM in Hamilton will no lo...
Feb 09, 2021
Penguins hire Hextall as GM, Burke as director of hockey ops
PITTSBURGH - Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Fly...
Feb 09, 2021
