Category Archives: Sports

Southampton expelled from English 2nd-division playoff final for spying on opponents
LONDON (AP) - Southampton was expelled from the Championship playoff on Tuesday after admitting to repeatedly spying on opponents. The English Football League reinstated Middlesbrough to play in the f...
May 19, 2026

Two people fined for fireworks after Canadiens beat Sabres in Game 7 of NHL playoffs
MONTREAL - Montreal police say two people will be fined for lighting fireworks in the city's downtown after the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres Monday night in Game 7. Police did not give the amount...
May 19, 2026

Poll suggests many Canadians worry about sports betting turning into problem gambling
OTTAWA - Canadians worry about sports betting becoming a problem for people they know and more than one in 10 of those surveyed said they placed a wager on a sporting event in the last year, a new pol...
May 19, 2026

Robert K. Irving, 'heart and soul' of J.D. Irving, Ltd., dies after cancer battle
FREDERICTON - Robert K. Irving, a senior member of the Irving family business empire synonymous with New Brunswick, has died at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer. Irving's family said in a ...
May 19, 2026

NHL denies Golden Knights' appeal to get draft-pick punishment reduced, AP sources say
NEW YORK (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights' appeal to have their punishment reduced for breaking media access rules was denied by the NHL and they will lose a second-round pick in the draft this year, t...
May 19, 2026

Dennis Marineau named head coach of Canada's bobsled team
CALGARY - A man who represented Canada in Olympic bobsled has returned to coach the national team. Dennis Marineau of Calgary was named head coach of Canada's bob team Tuesday. The 63-year-old compete...
May 19, 2026

'A long journey': Young, upstart Canadiens off to East final after rebuild
BUFFALO - Nick Suzuki lived through the dark days. The Montreal Canadiens captain made the playoffs - including a magical, improbable pandemic trip to the Stanley Cup final - in his first two NHL camp...
May 19, 2026

Auger-Aliassime rides dominant second set to win over Kopriva at Hamburg Open
HAMBURG - Top-seeded Canadian Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Hamburg Open with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Czechia's Vit Kopriva on Tuesday. The 25-year-old from Montreal took the co...
May 19, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Wimbledon because of wrist injury
LONDON (AP) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday said he is pulling out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury. Alcaraz injured his rig...
May 19, 2026

Ontario bars, restaurants will be able to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. during World Cup
Licensed Ontario restaurants and bars will be allowed to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. during the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The province announced the temporary extension Tuesday morning, saying it would h...
May 19, 2026