Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Éliot Grondin claims World Cup snowboard cross silver in China
DONGBEIYA SHEQU - Canada's liot Grondin won a silver medal in a snowboard cross World Cup event Saturday. Austria's Jakob Dusek finished ahead of Grondin in the big final to claim gold and Australia's...
Jan 17, 2026

Marco Odermatt claims record 4th downhill victory in Wengen to assert status as Olympic favorite
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - Marco Odermatt already has no equals on the World Cup skiing circuit. Now the Swiss star is unmatched in the biggest event on home snow, too. Odermatt dominated a shortened ...
Jan 17, 2026

Canadian men win two of three, top Pool B at Dubai rugby sevens tournament
DUBAI - Canada advanced to the semifinals at the HSBC SVNS Division 3 challenger event after winning two of three matches Saturday. The Canadian men, looking to continue their climb back up the rugby ...
Jan 17, 2026

Raptors forward Gradey Dick trying to improve his shooting with better defence
TORONTO - Gradey Dick knows that many Toronto Raptors fans have been frustrated with his shooting this season, but he's also been in basketball long enough to know how to work through it. Dick had 15 ...
Jan 17, 2026

Riley, defending champ Taylor part of 5-way tie for lead at windy Sony Open
HONOLULU (AP) - The wind arrived early and stayed late Friday in the second round of the PGA Tour's season-opening Sony Open. Davis Riley thrived in the difficult conditions in the morning, birdieing ...
Jan 16, 2026

Canada's Mboko falls in straight sets in Adelaide International final versus Andreeva
ADELAIDE - Canada's Victoria Mboko fell just short of earning her first title of the 2026 season. The 19-year-old from Toronto fell 6-3, 6-1 to third-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva in the Adelaide Inte...
Jan 16, 2026

Ducks' Leo Carlsson out 3-5 weeks with thigh injury, threatening his OIympic availability for Sweden
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson will be sidelined for three to five weeks after undergoing a procedure to treat a left thigh injury, putting his Olympic participation for Sweden i...
Jan 16, 2026

Mark McMorris, Laurie Blouin headline Canada's Olympic snowboard team
WHISTLER - Mark McMorris and Laurie Blouin are among the six athletes that have been named to Canada's Olympic snowboard slopestyle and big air team. They will be joined by Eli Bouchard, Francis Jobin...
Jan 16, 2026

James Harden has eight in overtime as Clippers rally past Raptors 121-117
TORONTO - James Harden scored 31 points, including eight in overtime, as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied past the Toronto Raptors 121-117 on Friday. Harden and Ivica Zubac each had a double-double as...
Jan 16, 2026

No clarity yet on Ovechkin's future as Capitals prepare for a playoff push
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The season is more than half over, and amid a sluggish stretch, the Washington Capitals are still hoping to make a successful push for the postseason. The bigger question - will ...
Jan 16, 2026