Category Archives: Sports

NCAA weighs a 5-year eligibility limit for college athletes that would start at 19 or HS graduation
An NCAA panel is scheduled to discuss potential changes to eligibility rules that would include an age limit, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The proposal, which mirrors langu...
Apr 09, 2026

Quarterback Nathan Rourke chasing sustained CFL success with B.C. Lions
Flag football and the 2028 Summer Olympics aren't proving to be a distraction for quarterback Nathan Rourke. The CFL's top Canadian and outstanding player last season has started playing flag football...
Apr 09, 2026

Schauffele's drive appears to land in a viewer's merchandise bag. It didn't stop him from making par
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Maybe gift shopping really is out of control at the Masters. Xander Schauffele's tee shot on the par-5 eighth hole Thursday at Augusta National appeared to come to rest in somebody...
Apr 09, 2026

Sid and Ovi through the years: A look at the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry as its final acts loom
PITTSBURGH (AP) - It might be a stretch to say that the rivalry between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin saved the NHL. There is no doubt their arrival ushered in a new era for a league desperately in ...
Apr 09, 2026

Calgary referee Drew Fischer picked for FIFA World Cup officiating roster
Calgary referee Drew Fischer will work the FIFA World Cup after being named Thursday to the tournament's list of match officials. FIFA selected 52 referees, 88 assistant referees and 30 video match of...
Apr 09, 2026

Auger-Aliassime into Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinals, next faces Sinner
MONACO - Canadian tennis star Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday with a walkover when opponent Casper Ruud retired. Auger-Aliassime was up 7-5, 2...
Apr 09, 2026

Olympic hero Jack Hughes has new chiclets as NHL dentists get a moment in the spotlight
Jason Schepis was at home with his kids in New Jersey watching the gold medal men's hockey game at the Olympics when he saw some of his handiwork get scattered all over the ice late in the third perio...
Apr 09, 2026

Andreescu, Cross open for Canada in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying
ASTANA - Bianca Andreescu and Kayla Cross will handle singles for Canada in Billie Jean King Cup tennis qualifying against host Kazakhstan on Friday. Canada will be without its highest-ranked player a...
Apr 09, 2026

AP study: MLB average salary hits a record $5.34M as the Mets lead spending again
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball's average salary rose 3.4% on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the se...
Apr 09, 2026

Charge squander prime chance, now face uphill battle to make PWHL post-season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Charge squandered another opportunity and now face an uphill battle to make the post-season. The Charge, who have now lost three straight, had the chance to climb into the fourth a...
Apr 09, 2026