Category Archives: CP Sports

B.C. Lions to play two home games in Kelowna next season as Vancouver hosts World Cup
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions will play two games in Kelowna and hold a pre-season contest in Langford, B.C., next year as the FIFA World Cup takes over the team's home stadium. Lions president Duane Vie...
Sep 26, 2025

NSL-leading AFC Toronto extend unbeaten streak to five with 1-0 win over Ottawa Rapid
OTTAWA - Kaylee Hunter scored the lone goal in the 32nd minute as league-leading AFC Toronto defeated Ottawa Rapid FC 1-0 on Friday. Esther Okoronkwo sprung Hunter with a lead pass and Hunter got arou...
Sep 26, 2025

Alexander sets CFL record with 9-0 start to career as Alouettes down Stampeders 38-20
MONTREAL - Head coach Jason Maas often insists the Montreal Alouettes can win with anyone in their lineup. But even he admits Davis Alexander gives those odds a serious boost. Alexander entered the hi...
Sep 26, 2025

Lukes goes deep for Jays in 4-2 win over Rays, Toronto's magic number down to two
TORONTO - Nathan Lukes hit a two-run homer and George Springer scored twice as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Friday night. Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber (4-2) was effective...
Sep 26, 2025

Raptors sign guard Jared Rhoden, finalize training camp roster
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jared Rhoden, the team announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. With the signing, the Raptors have finalized their training camp roster w...
Sep 26, 2025

New Orleans may be sinking but Tragically Hip high on the Canadian women's rugby team
The Tragically Hip guitarist Rob Baker has added his voice to those behind the Canadian women's rugby team with a message of support Friday on the eve of the Rugby World Cup final against host England...
Sep 26, 2025

Collaros returns from head injury to lead Bombers against East-leading Ticats
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira is looking forward to having a laser-focused Zach Collaros back on the field. Collaros missed the Blue Bombers' past two games with a head injury, but the starting quarterbac...
Sep 26, 2025

'Like a kid at the candy store:' Thompson remembered for love of football, Edmonton
EDMONTON - Larry Thompson loved football and Edmonton. When he purchased the Edmonton Elks CFL franchise a year ago he was, as general manager Ed Hervey says, like a kid in a candy store. A day after ...
Sep 26, 2025

England winning streak faces ultimate test from Canada in Women's Rugby World Cup final
LONDON (AP) - England win so routinely that one third of its Women's Rugby World Cup squad don't know what defeat feels like. The Red Roses have won 32 games in a row, the greatest winning streak in i...
Sep 26, 2025

'Flower' blooms one last time in Pittsburgh as Marc-Andre Fleury takes a final bow for the Penguins
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - There was a time when Marc-Andre Fleury would take days like Friday for granted. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, too. Days when the four players most close...
Sep 26, 2025