Category Archives: Sports
Terry scores winner as Americans beat Russians 3-2 at world juniors
TORONTO - The United States ended a near decade-long losing streak against Russia on Thursday at the world junior hockey championship. Troy Terry’s second-period goal stood as the winner as the ...
Dec 29, 2016
Canada's trounces Mountfield HK to advance to semifinals of Spengler Cup
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada booked its berth in the Spengler Cup semifinals with a 5-1 victory over Mountfield HK on Thursday. Andrew Ebbett, Maxim Noreau, and Mason Raymond all scored on the power pl...
Dec 29, 2016
Canada's McLeod to step in for injured Stephens at world junior hockey champs
TORONTO - Dylan Strome and Michael McLeod hope the chemistry formed during road hockey games on the streets of Lorne Park in Mississauga, Ont., will translate on the ice at the world junior championsh...
Dec 29, 2016
Canada's Read races to sixth; Pinturault matches Killy's record with 18th win
SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy - Canada’s Erik Read made a memorable debut in World Cup alpine combined, racing to a sixth-place finish on Thursday. The 25-year-old from Calgary was 29th in the ...
Dec 29, 2016
Canada's Erin Mielzynski back in top-10, racing to ninth in World Cup
SEMMERING, Austria - Canada’s Erin Mielzynski is back in the top 10, racing to a ninth-place finish in a World Cup slalom. The Toronto skier had a tough start to the season, but pushed hard on T...
Dec 29, 2016
Canadian rugby star Jamie Cudmore looks to raise concussion awareness
Sadly Jamie Cudmore knows about concussions all too well. The 38-year-old lock forward from Squamish, B.C., arguably Canada’s most famous rugby export over the last decade, has painful first-han...
Dec 29, 2016
Renney stepping down as Hockey Canada president; Smith assuming job
TORONTO - Tom Renney is stepping down as president of Hockey Canada in a move he hopes will make the organization more “diverse.” Scott Smith, Hockey Canada’s chief operating officer...
Dec 29, 2016
P.K. Subban tries hand at stand-up comedy, 'pokes fun' at Canadiens brass
The Montreal crowd is chanting: “P.K.! P.K.! P.K.!” Only P.K. Subban is not on the ice wearing a Montreal Canadiens sweater, nor even part of the original-six franchise any longer. It̵...
Dec 29, 2016
CP examines some of the sports stories to be on the lookout for in 2017
After a memorable last 12 months in the world of sports, The Canadian Press examines some of the stories to be on the lookout for in 2017. NHL’s 100th birthday The National Hockey League will ce...
Dec 29, 2016
Argentine soccer star Carlos Tevez signs $40M deal in China
BEIJING - Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has signed to play for Shanghai Shenhua, becoming the latest in a procession of star players to join the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Shenhua said Thursday t...
Dec 29, 2016