Category Archives: CP Sports
From Naismith to SGA: 'The Golden Generation' tells Canada’s men’s basketball story
When Oren Weisfeld set out to write about the story of Canada's national men's basketball team, he wasn't sure how many of the sport's biggest names would agree to talk. Instead, Canada's basketball c...
Nov 11, 2025
Oilers GM Stan Bowman on Edmonton's scuffling start: 'We're just not clicking'
TORONTO - Stan Bowman smirked when the conversation shifted to goaltending. The Edmonton Oilers general manager has been in the job just under 16 months. He knows the crease - especially in a Canadian...
Nov 11, 2025
Charge goaltender Philips looks to build on stellar rookie PWHL season
OTTAWA - Gwyneth Philips can still walk down the street in Ottawa and enjoy a little anonymity. That could change soon. The Ottawa Charge goaltender turned heads in her Professional Women's Hockey Lea...
Nov 11, 2025
Calgary-born Major League Soccer referee Drew Fischer wins award second year in a row
EDMONTON - Calgary-born Drew Fischer's story of how he became a soccer referee is a classic one. Similarly to many other professional arbiters of the game, he wanted to be a striker. "But I was a much...
Nov 11, 2025
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko leaves game against Winnipeg Jets
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko left Tuesday night's game against the Winnipeg Jets. The 29-year-old all-star was spotted stretching his lower body in the crease midway through the...
Nov 11, 2025
Canada fullback Alistair Johnston faces longer injury layoff after hamstring surgery
Canadian international fullback Alistair Johnston underwent hamstring surgery Tuesday after suffering a setback in his return from injury. The 27-year-old from Aurora, Ont., was initially injured duri...
Nov 11, 2025
Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison 9 months after widely panned Luka Doncic trade
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise. The move came a day afte...
Nov 11, 2025
Vancouver FC looking forward to rubbing shoulders with CONCACAF's elite
Despite finishing last in the Canadian Premier League, an unlikely Canadian Championship run has Vancouver FC preparing to rub shoulders with CONCACAF's elite in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Vancouver,...
Nov 11, 2025
Despite loss to Chile, Canada advances to knockout round at FIFA U-17 World Cup
DOHA - Despite a 2-1 loss to Chile in the Group K finale Tuesday, Canada moved into the knockout round at the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in nine trips to the tournament. The young Canadian...
Nov 11, 2025
Canadian tech, Calgary prof helped get Avalanche's Landeskog back on the ice
CALGARY - In the spring of 2024, Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog hobbled into the University of Calgary's Integrative Neuromuscular Sport Performance Lab to try and resume his NHL career....
Nov 11, 2025