Category Archives: Sports
Victoire hope experience will end playoff woes in semifinal against Frost
MONTREAL - The Montral Victoire won their second straight regular season title in the Professional Women's Hockey League but with that comes great responsibility: choosing their first-round opponent. ...
May 01, 2026
Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Picton announces his CFL retirement
REGINA - Mitch Picton is calling it a career. The Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver announced his retirement Friday. The 30-year-old Regina native played nine seasons with the CFL club. Picton will go...
May 01, 2026
Canada Soccer receiving $9.8M from Ottawa for national training centre project
OTTAWA - Canada Soccer's plan to build a national training centre has received a major funding boost. The federal government announced Friday it will contribute $9.8 million from the new Build Communi...
May 01, 2026
Done in by deficient defence, Edmonton Oilers ousted early from NHL playoffs
ANAHEIM - The Edmonton Oilers, exiting the playoffs early this season after two marathon runs to the Stanley Cup final, were a dented and depleted team. The Oilers wilted under the fast and hungry Ana...
May 01, 2026
Raptors look to force Game 7 in NBA Eastern quarterfinal with Cavaliers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors look to extend their season when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal. The Cavaliers took a 3-2 lead in the series and...
May 01, 2026
Vasilevskiy, Lightning shut out Canadiens in classic to force Game 7: 'It was epic'
MONTREAL - Jon Cooper has seen just about everything in his 14 seasons behind an NHL bench - Game 7s, Stanley Cup finals, even Olympic gold-medal games. And yet, Friday night's Game 6 overtime win in ...
May 01, 2026
Carlsson, Terry lead Ducks to 5-2 win in Game 6, eliminating the 2-time conference champ Oilers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry and Chris Kreider had a goal and two assists apiece, and the Anaheim Ducks eliminated Connor McDavid the two-time defending Western Conference champion ...
Apr 30, 2026
Oilers ousted from first round of Stanley Cup playoffs after Game 6 loss to Ducks
ANAHEIM - For the first time in three years, the Edmonton Oilers will not be seeing a Stanley Cup final. The Oilers were eliminated Thursday night thanks to a 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 o...
Apr 30, 2026
Wild beat Stars 5-2 for first playoff series win in 11 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Quinn Hughes led Minnesota to its first playoff series victory in 11 years, scoring twice in the Wild's 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Thursday night. Minnesota ...
Apr 30, 2026
Buxton hits 3rd homer in 4 games, Jeffers also goes deep as Twins top Blue Jays 7-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Byron Buxton homered for the third time in four games and Ryan Jeffers hit a go-ahead, two-run drive that led the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 7- 1 on Thursday night i...
Apr 30, 2026