Canada Olympic Team
NHL, players remain committed to hosting Feb. 2024 World Cup
By Stephen Whyno Sep. 16, 2022 02:11 AM EDT
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The NHL and players remain committed to hosting a World Cup of Hockey in February 2024 even as they work through some unexpected logistical...
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25
By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19
1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...
Lacrosse's new, fast-paced version may be path into LA Games
By Pat Graham Aug. 13, 2022 02:26 AM EDT
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18
By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 16
1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the...
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 12-18
By The Associated Press Aug. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 12
1876 — Madeleine wins two straight heats over Canada’s Countess of Dufferin to defend the America’s Cup.
1936 — Rosalind, driven...
Birmingham's hosting capability shines at Commonwealth Games
By Courtney Walsh Aug. 08, 2022 10:25 AM EDT
Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica
By Jimmy Golen Aug. 03, 2022 01:03 PM EDT
Sportlight-Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit
By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 4
1945 — Byron Nelson wins his 11th consecutive PGA Tour event, beating Herman Barron by four strokes. Nelson finishes the year with a record for...
Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 2
1864 — The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
1912 — John...
Canadiens take Juraj Slafkovsky with top pick in NHL draft
By Stephen Whyno Jul. 07, 2022 07:28 PM EDT
3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics
By Stephen Whyno Jun. 29, 2022 04:28 PM EDT
Canadians hire Poulin as player development consultant
Jun. 07, 2022 09:37 AM EDT
MONTREAL (AP) — Hockey great Marie-Philip Poulin has joined the Montreal Canadiens' front office as a player development consultant.
The role with the...
Canadian athletes, parents call for culture change in sports
May. 20, 2022 09:09 PM EDT
Scales should be banned from children’s gyms. Parents should be permitted to watch. Rules of acceptable behavior should be posted on gym walls with a toll-free line...
China's 6-10 Han among international WNBA players to watch
By Doug Feinberg May. 06, 2022 02:20 AM EDT
Power signs with Sabres as Michigan to NHL exodus begins
By Stephen Whyno Apr. 08, 2022 03:02 PM EDT
Kripps joins Canadian sliders who demand culture change
By Tim Reynolds Mar. 22, 2022 04:45 PM EDT
Two-time Olympic bobsled medalist Justin Kripps added his voice Tuesday to the growing chorus of Canadian athletes demanding major changes to that country's bobsled...
Olympic bronze medalists win Canada curling title, 3-handed
By Jimmy Golen Mar. 14, 2022 04:24 PM EDT