Category Archives: CP Sports

Samantha Chang signs with AFC Toronto, the team she helped beat in the NSL final
TORONTO - Midfielder Samantha Chang, who captained the Vancouver Rise to the inaugural Northern Super League title in November, is joining the AFC Toronto team she helped beat in the final. It's a hom...
Jan 08, 2026

Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
PARIS (AP) - Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, officials said Thu...
Jan 08, 2026

Canadiens soak in fan appreciation with improved home performance in win over Flames
MONTREAL - During the first TV timeout in the third period, with the Montreal Canadiens holding a 4-1 lead and 13:45 remaining, the fans at the Bell Centre created a moment. The entire TV timeout was ...
Jan 08, 2026

Stars end losing streak with 4-1 win over Capitals
WASHINGTON (AP) - Radek Faksa scored a shorthanded goal, Casey DeSmith made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars ended their losing streak at six games by defeating the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Wednesday n...
Jan 08, 2026

Mammoth beat Senators 3-1 hours after NHL awards Utah 2027 Winter Classic
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Lawson Crouse and John Marino scored in a 3:21 span in the first period, Karel Vejmelka made 33 saves and the Utah Mammoth beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Wednesday night to cap ...
Jan 07, 2026

Lia Cho, 13, breaks own Canadian junior women's record at figure skating nationals
GATINEAU - Lia Cho's score was so high, it didn't immediately register. The figure skating prodigy set another Canadian junior women's record en route to gold at the 2026 Canadian figure skating champ...
Jan 07, 2026

Canadiens' three-goal second period fuels 4-1 victory over Flames
MONTREAL - Alexandre Texier had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens used a three-goal second period to take a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night at the Bell Centre. Lane H...
Jan 07, 2026

Quickley's 3-pointer at the buzzer sends the Raptors past the Hornets 97-96 for 5th win in 6 games
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Immanuel Quickley hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer and the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Horne...
Jan 07, 2026

Hall of Famer goaltender Glenn Hall, an iron man and innovator, dies at 94
Hall of Famer Glenn Hall, an iron man who changed the way goaltenders play during a stellar NHL career with Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis, has died at 94. Nicknamed Mr. Goalie, Hall won two Stanley C...
Jan 07, 2026
Glenn Hall, whose NHL goalie starts streak may never be broken, dies at age 94
Glenn Hall, a Hockey Hall of Famer whose streak of 502 starts as a goaltender remains an NHL record, has died. He was 94. A spokesperson for the Chicago Blackhawks confirmed the team received word of ...
Jan 07, 2026