Category Archives: Sports
WNBA free agency opens with $1.4 million franchise tags for Ionescu, Collier and Plum
NEW YORK - NEW YORK (AP) - New York's Sabrina Ionescu, Minnesota's Napheesa Collier and Los Angeles' Kelsey Plum were all extended franchise tags by their WNBA teams, worth potentially $1.4 million as...
Apr 08, 2026
Flag football gives former NFL tight end Antony Auclair the best of two worlds
Flag football is providing Antony Auclair with the best of two worlds. The Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Que., native is still playing the game at a very high level with the Canadian men's national team, but w...
Apr 08, 2026
Mark Washington returns to B.C. Lions coaching staff
VANCOUVER - Mark Washington is back with the B.C. Lions. The Lions named Washington as their linebacker coach Wednesday. Washington began his CFL coaching career with B.C. in 2008, spending six season...
Apr 08, 2026
Auger-Aliassime advances to third round at Monte-Carlo Masters with win over Cilic
MONACO - Canadian tennis star Flix Auger-Aliassime kicked off his clay-court season Wednesday with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Croatia's Marin Cilic in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Auger-A...
Apr 08, 2026
FIFA releases plans for cross-Canada World Cup celebration tour
VANCOUVER - Plans have been unveiled for festivities across Canada as the country prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup this summer FIFA released the route Wednesday for Canada Celebrates, a tour tha...
Apr 08, 2026
Canada Soccer eyes surplus after years of deficits ahead of World Cup
Canada Soccer is projecting a $6.55 million surplus in 2026, marking a turnaround after years of deficits as it prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup. The governing body said in a financial update re...
Apr 08, 2026
NHL goal king Alex Ovechkin to decide playing future after season
TORONTO - Alex Ovechkin sat on the bench joking with teammates as the Zamboni made a final few passes. The Washington Capitals captain then began to stretch by himself along the boards and had a long ...
Apr 08, 2026
Goaltender Ingram turns Mammoth rejection into Oilers No. 1 role, Masterton nod
EDMONTON - Connor Ingram went from being told not to report to Utah Mammoth training camp to starting in goal for the playoff-bound Edmonton Oilers. His performance with the Oilers, where he seized th...
Apr 08, 2026
'He doesn't get enough credit': Tolopilo a bright spot for struggling Canucks
VANCOUVER - Nikita Tolopilo didn't hear Vancouver Canucks fans chanting his name on Tuesday night. Learning they had didn't ease the sting of yet another loss for the young goalie. "We didn't get the ...
Apr 08, 2026
Toronto Blue Jays fall to Los Angeles Dodgers for sixth straight loss
TORONTO - Nothing seems to be going right for the Toronto Blue Jays these days. The injury list keeps getting longer. The losses keep piling up. Even a managerial ejection couldn't spark the club. Tor...
Apr 08, 2026