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Canadian-based flyweight Diana Belbita loses via submission on UFC Fight Night card
LAS VEGAS - Brazilian Dione (The Witch) Barbosa submitted Canadian-based flyweight Diana (Warrior Princess) Belbita in the first round on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night show Saturday. The bout mar...
Apr 05, 2025

Talks of new soccer stadium in Vancouver tied to Whitecaps sale, team's CEO says
VANCOUVER - Talks about building a soccer-specific stadium in Vancouver are intrinsically tied to keeping a Major League Soccer team in the city, says the club's CEO and sporting director. "We are onl...
Apr 05, 2025

Canucks dig in after slow start to blow past Ducks 6-2
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks looked flat early but rookie defenceman Elias Pettersson provided a spark with his first NHL goal, igniting a five-goal first-period outburst in a 6-2 win over the An...
Apr 05, 2025

Boutier outlasts Buhai in 28 holes in longest match in T-Mobile Match Play history
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Celine Boutier outlasted Ashleigh Buhai on the 28th hole Saturday in the longest match in the five-year history of the T-Mobile Match Play, sending the Frenchwoman to quar...
Apr 05, 2025

Kuemper's nets fifth shutout of the season as Kings blank Oilers 3-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kevin Fiala scored his 30th goal of the season, Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves in his fifth shutout of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Saturday. A...
Apr 05, 2025

Brian Harman survives the wind, leads Texas Open by three shots
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Brian Harman survived 50 kilometres-per-hour wind by playing the final 13 holes without a bogey, giving him an even-par 72 and a three-shot lead in a Valero Texas Open so difficult ...
Apr 05, 2025

Boutier outlasts Buhai in 28 holes in longest match in T-Mobile Match Play history
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Celine Boutier outlasted Ashleigh Buhai on the 28th hole Saturday in the longest match in the five-year history of the T-Mobile Match Play, sending the Frenchwoman to quar...
Apr 05, 2025

Canucks score five first-period goals en route to 6-2 victory over Ducks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks gave up a goal on the first shot on net then scored five times in four minutes 30 seconds en route to a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon. Brock Bo...
Apr 05, 2025

B.C. Premier to meet with Mark Carney over the soaring lumber duties imposed by U.S.
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in respo...
Apr 05, 2025

Ottawa Senators down Florida Panthers 3-0 to move closer to ending playoff drought
OTTAWA - With a few minutes left in Ottawa's 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon, the Senators crowd chanted loudly, "We want playoffs." With the win, Ottawa (41-29-6) moved 12 gam...
Apr 05, 2025