Category Archives: Sports
Ramos, Ronaldo score as Portugal rallies to beat Croatia 2-1 and advance to round of 16
TORONTO (AP) - Goncalo Ramos headed in the stoppage-time winner as Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in a wild finish that also included a Croatian goal disallowed for offside just before the final whistle in...
Jul 02, 2026
Flames trade Coleman, Maatta to Wild for Middleton, draft picks
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have traded veteran winger Blake Coleman and defenceman Olli Maatta to the Minnesota Wild for defenceman Jacob Middleton and three draft picks. The Flames will retain 50 p...
Jul 02, 2026
Mikel Oyarzabal's 2 goals send dominant Spain past Austria 3-0 and into round of 16 at the World Cup
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Although Spain arrived at this year's World Cup as a championship favorite and then went unbeaten through group play, those first three matches weren't overly impressive. When...
Jul 02, 2026
Redblacks see Roughriders visit as a chance to turn season around
OTTAWA - When the Ottawa Redblacks host the Saskatchewan Roughriders Friday night, there will be plenty of familiar faces on the opposing sideline. But a reunion is not the focus as Ottawa looks to tu...
Jul 02, 2026
Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Dobes to three-year extension
BROSSARD - The Montreal Canadiens continued to secure their young core Thursday, signing goaltender Jakub Dobes to a three-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season. The deal carries an avera...
Jul 02, 2026
North Vancouver volleyball coach charged with 10 sexual offences
NORTH VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver man has been charged with 10 sexual offences in relation to complaints made against him while coaching a local volleyball team. North Vancouver RCMP say the BC Pros...
Jul 02, 2026
Young players learning big lessons in Canada's historic World Cup run
HOUSTON - They call him "The Machine." At 20 years old, Luc de Fougerolles is the youngest player on Canada's 26-man FIFA World Cup squad. Yet the centre back is known as one of the group's hardest wo...
Jul 02, 2026
Winners and losers of the NHL offseason include teams in big markets spending and improving
NHL teams committed more than $862 million in salary to 102 players on the first day of free agency, not counting entry-level or minor-league contracts. Chicago signed Bowen Byram to the biggest contr...
Jul 02, 2026
Washington's Puyallup Tribe and First Nations in Canada hope World Cup partnerships raise cultural awareness
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Yangbin Wu shook his fists in rhythm with the thunderous drumming and singing, his face furrowed in concentration, as he held two "bones" in his hands. His opponents in an Indigen...
Jul 02, 2026
Alex Ovechkin declares 'I'm back!' and re-signs with Capitals to return for a 22nd NHL season
Alex Ovechkin is not ready to skate away from the NHL, not yet, and now he gets a chance to make his career goal-scoring record even more difficult to break. Ovechkin signed an incentive-laden deal Th...
Jul 02, 2026