Category Archives: Sports
Edmonton Football Team asks fans to vote on seven possible names
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Football Team says it has a shortlist of seven candidates for its new name. Elk, Evergreens, Evergolds, Eclipse, Elkhounds, Eagles and Elements are listed as possibilities on a...
Feb 08, 2021
Bad weather halts Pakistani army search for missing climbers
ISLAMABAD - Bad weather on Monday forced Pakistani army helicopters to temporarily halt their search for three mountaineers who went missing while attempting to scale K2, the world's second-highest mo...
Feb 08, 2021
Backstrom, who won 6 Stanley Cups with Montreal, dies at 83
WINDSOR, Colo. - Ralph Backstrom, a six-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, college coach and founder of a minor-league team, died Sunday. He was 83. The Colorado Eagles announced the...
Feb 07, 2021
Tom Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7, Buccaneers beat Chiefs 31-9
TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady made his seventh Super Bowl title look familiar - despite moving south to a new team and conference during a pandemic. Brady threw two touchdown passes to old friend Rob Gronko...
Feb 07, 2021
Raonic defeats Coria, Marino wins in first Grand Slam match since 2013 at Aussie Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - A pair of Canadians are already off to a winning start at the Australian Open. Milos Raonic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Argentina's Federico Coria in his opening rou...
Feb 07, 2021
Brooks Koepka eagles 17, rallies to win Phoenix Open, Conners finishes 17th
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Brooks Koepka chipped in from 32 yards for eagle on the 17th hole to break a tie for the lead and then parred the last for a one-stroke victory Sunday in the Waste Management Phoen...
Feb 07, 2021
Canada's Jonathan David scores twice for Lille in win over Nantes
PARIS - Canadian international Jonathan David continued his torrid scoring pace, accounting for both goals Sunday as Lille won 2-0 at struggling Nantes to top the French league. The 21-year-old from O...
Feb 07, 2021
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67
LAS VEGAS - Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who live...
Feb 07, 2021
Calgary Flames down Edmonton Oilers 6-4 to kick off NHL season's Battle of Alberta
CALGARY - Mikael Backlund helped the Calgary Flames overcome a sluggish start with a goal and two assists in a 6-4 win Saturday over the Edmonton Oilers. Milan Lucic, Johnny Gaudreau and Dillon Dube e...
Feb 06, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Daniel Evans in Murray River Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Great Britain's Daniel Evans in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 in the Murray River Open final in Melbourne, Australia. Auger-Aliassime, the third-...
Feb 06, 2021
