National Sports

CALGARY – Auston Matthews and John Tavares rode to the rescue scoring third-period goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-2 win Sunday over the host Calgary Flames. Matthews and Tavares each had a goal and an assist, and Morgan Rielly and Alex Galchenyuk also scored for Toronto (25-10-3). […]

A Canadian man moved nearly 200 spots up the world golf rankings, while a Canadian woman took a step toward earning an LPGA Tour card on a big weekend for the sport in the country. Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., is up to 282nd in the rankings after starting last […]

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers say in their 2020 annual report that restrictions introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in a $7-million loss. The Blue Bombers said the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus and related restrictions had a “devastating impact” on sports across Canada, including […]

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings have added more seasoning to their secondary, agreeing to contract terms with cornerback Mackensie Alexander and safety Xavier Woods. The Vikings on Monday announced the deals, which were pending completion of a physical exam. Alexander made a quick return to Minnesota, which drafted him in […]

Kyle Lowry was a few minutes into a postgame Zoom session where most questions were centred around Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, then asked for his microphone to be paused for a moment. Drake – yes, Drake – was FaceTiming his phone. “I’m here to translate,” the hip-hop star and Toronto […]

GENEVA – The Norwegian national team and soccer federation will not be disciplined for players wearing T-shirts in support of human rights before a World Cup qualifying game, FIFA said Thursday. White shirts with the slogan “HUMAN RIGHTS” and “Respect on and off the pitch” were worn before Norway’s game […]

The Rainy River Walleye Tournament scheduled for Sept 16 thru 18, 2021 is still a go, although the format is still undetermined. At a meeting of the RRWT Committee last week various options for this year’s event were discussed. It was decided it was still a go but no firm […]

The Rocket Mortgage Classic made its debut on the PGA Tour in 2019 and won the inaugural “Fair Way Award” for diversity and inclusion by leaning on minority-owned vendors at Detroit Golf Club and having a volunteer base that reflected the community. Turns out that was just the start. The […]

First team Cunningham scored 24 for team INDIANAPOLIS – Ethan Thompson scored 26 points and No. 12 seed Oregon State neutralized Oklahoma State and star freshman Cade Cunningham, rolling to an 80-70 upset in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. Canadian Maurice Calloo, of Windsor, Ont., […]

WINNIPEG – Nikolaj Ehlers knows he had a lot of help in securing an overtime win for the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Just under a minute into overtime, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made a giant save on Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry. Winnipeg came away with the puck and Ehlers […]

TOKYO – In yet another setback for the postponed Tokyo Olympics – and another involving comments about women – games’ creative director Hiroshi Sasaki resigned on Thursday after making demeaning comments about a well-known female celebrity in Japan. The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to open in just over four months, […]

THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY – Brendan Bottcher knew it would require a near-flawless performance to deny Kevin Koe a fifth career title at the Canadian men’s curling championship. He was just about perfect Sunday night to finally end a three-year silver streak at the Tim Hortons Brier. Bottcher shot 97 […]