National Sports

Einarson, Gushue to represent Canada at Pan Continental Curling Championship

KELOWNA, B.C. — Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue will skip Canada's teams at the upcoming Pan Continental Curling Championships. The announcement from Curling Canada was expected after Gushue, from St. John's, N.L.

Oct 6, 2023 9:43 AM Read more >

Montreal's Auger-Aliassime bounced in second round of Shanghai Masters

BEIJING — Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime did not last long at the Shanghai Masters. Auger-Aliassime, the 14th seed in the tournament, was bounced from the second round by unseeded Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3 on Friday.

Oct 6, 2023 9:38 AM Read more >

All Blacks finish Rugby World Cup pool play with 73-0 win over Uruguay

LYON, France (AP) — New Zealand overcame a sluggish start to beat Uruguay 73-0 in its final pool match at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday. But the All Blacks' performance was less than the polished quarterfinal rehearsal they were hoping for.

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Stephen Maar powers Canada past Bulgaria 3-0 at men's Olympic qualifying tournament

XI'AN, China — Stephen Maar scored 16 points as Canada made quick work of Bulgaria in a 3-0 win on Friday at the men’s Olympic qualification tournament. The Canadians won each set 25-21, 25-17, 25-18.

Oct 6, 2023 7:15 AM Read more >

Barnes set for bigger role playing facilitator in new Raptors offence under Rajakovic

Scottie Barnes's chance to be the point guard he's long viewed himself as might have arrived.

Oct 6, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Fields and Moore lead the Bears to their first win of the season, beating the Commanders 40-20

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Music blared from the Chicago Bears locker room after a victory for the first time in almost a year, and players danced and jumped around with joy. All thanks to Justin Fields and DJ Moore being perfectly in tune.

Oct 5, 2023 10:49 PM Read more >

Anton Forsberg perfect as Senators blank Jets 3-0 in pre-season

WINNIPEG — Anton Forsberg liked the way the Ottawa Senators were playing in front of him so he did what he could to repay their efforts.

Oct 5, 2023 10:21 PM Read more >

OHL Roundup: Ryan Abraham stars in overtime as Spitfires top Battalion 5-4

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ryan Abraham scored his second goal of the night 43 seconds into overtime as the Windsor Spitfires edged the North Bay Battalion 5-4 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.

Oct 5, 2023 9:48 PM Read more >

Nylander scores twice, Minten impresses again as Maple Leafs beat Red Wings 4-3 in OT

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs' stars are starting to heat up with the regular season just over the horizon. And a rookie making a surprise push for a roster spot took another step toward joining Toronto's big names on opening night.

Oct 5, 2023 9:16 PM Read more >

QMJHL Roundup: Justin Gendron leads Victoriaville Tigres past Moncton Wildcats 5-3

MONCTON, N.B. — Justin Gendron scored twice as the Victoriaville Tigres topped the Moncton Wildcats 5-3 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. Francesco Iasenza, Tommy Cormier and Justin Larose also scored for Victoriaville (3-2-0).

Oct 5, 2023 9:09 PM Read more >