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Wild Card Two's Koe beats Wild Card Three's Middaugh to secure top seed at Brier
CALGARY - In a Canadian men's curling championship loaded with uncertainty, one of its most consistent performers keeps on delivering. The next step for top-seeded Kevin Koe is a chance at another Tim...
Mar 13, 2021

Canadian Misha Cirkunov suffers first-round KO on UFC Fight Night card
LAS VEGAS - Ryan (Superman) Spann knocked out Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov in the first round of the co-main event of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday night. Cirkunov (15-6-0) is ranked 11...
Mar 13, 2021

Rock, Paper, Curses! Communication breakdown on rock papering upsets Howard
In 18 career appearances at the Canadian men's curling championship, this was a first for Glenn Howard. The longtime skip, who's serving in a coach/alternate role for Wild Card Three at the Tim Horton...
Mar 13, 2021

Montrealer Eugenie Bouchard loses Guadalajara Open to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Eugenie Bouchard's hopes for a second career WTA title have been dashed. The Montrealer fell to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 7-5 at the Guadalajara Open, a WTA 250-level tour...
Mar 13, 2021

Sean Monahan scores twice for Flames in 3-1 win over Canadiens
CALGARY - Sean Monahan scored twice for Calgary Flames in a 3-1 win Saturday over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary (13-12-3), which won two straight games for t...
Mar 13, 2021

LaMelo Ball leads Hornets past short-handed Raptors 114-104
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - LaMelo Ball had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Charlotte defeated the short-handed Toronto Raptors 114-104 Saturday night in the Hornets' first game with the general public allowed...
Mar 13, 2021

Jets down Leafs 5-2 to take two of three from North Division leaders
TORONTO - Adam Lowry scored the winner in the third period and added an assist Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 in the rubber match of their three-game series.Mark Sc...
Mar 13, 2021

Westwood leads at The Players Championship, Conners tied for 22nd
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Lee Westwood gets another shot at winning The Players Championship, and another crack at Bryson DeChambeau. Westwood made a 25-foot birdie putt on the island-green 17th hole,...
Mar 13, 2021

Dunstone downs Jacobs in championship pool play at the Brier
Saskatchewan's hopes of reaching the playoffs at the Tim Hortons Brier remained alive after Saturday's afternoon draw.Matt Dunstone and his Regina-based team of Braeden Moskowy, Kirk Muyres and Dustin...
Mar 13, 2021

Iroquois lacrosse team aims to make Olympic competition under its own flag
Iroquois Nationals lacrosse star Randy Staats was angry at first, but he now says an international snub of his team only fuelled his desire to play on the world stage. Three years ago, the Internation...
Mar 13, 2021