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Calgary Flames end season-opening drought with 5-3 win over Colorado Avalanche
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames won their season opener for the first time in well over a decade with a 5-3 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Flames halt...
Oct 13, 2022

Laurent Dubreuil blazes way to national title in men's 500m long track speedskating
QUEBEC - Laurent Dubreuil blazed his way to being national champion in the men's 500-metre long track speedskating race on Thursday. The Lvis, Que., native, who holds the Canadian record in the event ...
Oct 13, 2022

Canada's Bianca Andreescu falls in three sets to Coco Gauff at San Diego Open
SAN DIEGO - Canada's Bianca Andreescu lost 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 to sixth-seeded Coco Gauff in the second round of the San Diego Open on Thursday. Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., saved 9-of-14 break points wh...
Oct 13, 2022

Auston Matthews leads Maple Leafs over Capitals in home opener
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored the winner in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2 in their home opener Thursday. John Tavares and Calle Jarnkrok had the o...
Oct 13, 2022

Sabres rally to 4-1 season-opening win over Senators
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rasmus Dahlin and rookie JJ Peterka scored 2:54 apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in the teams' season opener on Thursday ...
Oct 13, 2022

Toronto Arrows re-sign wing Kobe Faust for 2023 Major League Rugby season
TORONTO - Canadian youth international wing Kobe Faust has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 20-year-old has spent three seasons with the Arrows but was ham...
Oct 13, 2022

Canadian Premier League names three finalists for Golden Glove award
TORONTO - Cavalry FC's Marco Carducci, Atletico Ottawa's Nathan Ingham and Pacific FC's Callum Irving are the nominees for the Canadian Premier League's Golden Glove award, honouring the best goalkeep...
Oct 13, 2022

Canadiens' Matheson expected to miss eight weeks due to abdominal muscle strain
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson is expected to miss eight weeks due to an abdominal muscle strain, according to the team. The announcement came following the results of an MRI Matheson und...
Oct 13, 2022

Longtime Vancouver defenceman Kevin Bieksa to sign one-day deal to retire as Canuck
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Kevin Bieksa will sign a one-day contract with the Vancouver Canucks to mark his retirement from the NHL on Nov. 3, the team announced on Thursday. The move will also be celebra...
Oct 13, 2022

'Active shooting' wounds multiple people in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Multiple people were wounded Thursday in what authorities described as an "active shooting" in a neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. "State and local officers are on the grou...
Oct 13, 2022