Category Archives: Sports

Habs mulling options for next playoff watch party after fences removed for safety
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say they are considering their options for a Game 6 outdoor watch party after barricades fencing off a previous event were removed for safety reasons. Guillaume Ouime...
Apr 29, 2026

Frost open PWHL playoffs seeking to three-peat, with semifinals featuring familiar mix of contenders
So much for the complaints raised last summer about the PWHL's expansion process favouring the league's newest franchises in Seattle and Vancouver. After a five-month, 120-game regular season featurin...
Apr 29, 2026

Buffalo fans finish 'O Canada' after mic fails before Game 5 of Sabres-Bruins series
BUFFALO - Fans at KeyBank Center carried "O Canada" after a microphone failed before the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins played Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday night. Cami Clune's ...
Apr 29, 2026

FIFA to pay out $100M in extra cash to help cover World Cup teams' costs in North America
FIFA is paying out more than $100 million in extra cash to World Cup teams to help cover higher-than-expected costs of being in North America. FIFA's ruling council agreed Tuesday to increase the basi...
Apr 29, 2026

Oilers seek to stay alive in playoffs after 4-1 win over Ducks, still trail in series
EDMONTON - Have the Edmonton Oilers turned the tide? A 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday to avoid elimination from the playoffs was the Oilers' most complete game yet in the first-round series...
Apr 29, 2026

Tempo set to tip off inaugural pre-season schedule tonight at home
The Toronto Tempo will get their first taste of Women's National Basketball Association competition tonight when they host the Connecticut Sun in pre-season action at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Sun finis...
Apr 29, 2026

Davis Schneider's brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Apr 29, 2026

Scottie Barnes fuels Raptors heading into Game 5 against Cavaliers
CLEVELAND - The Toronto Raptors look to build on a two-game push when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 tonight. Raptors forward Scottie Barnes has set the tone, averaging a series-best 25....
Apr 29, 2026

Canadiens seek top-six production against host Lightning in Game 5
TAMPA - The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are tied 2-2 as their first-round series resumes tonight in Florida for Game 5. The matchup opened with three straight overtime games before Tamp...
Apr 29, 2026

Draisaitl ignites desperate Oilers in clutch 4-1 win over Ducks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers took a lead - and finally held it. Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals, and Evan Bouchard had three assists as the Oilers dug deep to stave off elimination, defeating ...
Apr 28, 2026