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Brooks scores 19 as the Rockets snap a six-game skid with 94-87 win over the Raptors
HOUSTON (AP) - Dillon Brooks scored 19 points, Jalen Green added 18 and the short-handed Houston Rockets snapped a six-game skid with a 94-87 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. The Raptors led by...
Feb 09, 2025
Lightning hang on for 5-3 win over Canadiens in final game before 4 Nations
MONTREAL - Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning hung on for a 5-3 win over the slumping Montreal Canadiens in the final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off on Sunday aftern...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada blanks Turks and Caicos in opening game at CONCACAF U-17 qualifier
HAMILTON - Andre Ali-Gayapersad scored twice to lead Canada to a 6-0 win over Turks and Caicos in CONCACAF U-17 men's qualifying play Sunday. The 16-year-old from Brampton, Ont., is in the CF Damm you...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada's Denis Shapovalov beats Norway's Casper Ruud in final of Dallas Open
DALLAS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the final of the Dallas Open on Sunday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., had a 13-5 edge in aces on his second-seeded ...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada's Brunelle and Sarault win gold at short-track speedskating World Tour stop
TILBURG - Canadian short-track speedskaters Florence Brunelle and Courtney Sarault won World Tour gold on Sunday. Brunelle, from Trois-Rivieres, Que., finished first in the women's 500 metres for her ...
Feb 09, 2025
Canada's Reece Howden wins ski cross gold at World Cup in Val di Fassa
TRENTINO CHIESA - Canada's Reece Howden won men's ski cross gold Sunday at the Val di Fassa World Cup. Howden, a native of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished ahead of local favourite Simone Deromedis in the ...
Feb 09, 2025
'A lot to get excited about': NHL stars raring to go at 4 Nations
MONTREAL - Sidney Crosby flashed a wide smile and hoisted the trophy over his head. It was Sept. 29, 2016, and Canada had just defeated Team Europe 2-1 in a knife-edged World Cup final. The tournament...
Feb 09, 2025
FA Cup stunner: Liverpool is knocked out by second-tier Plymouth in fourth round
Premier League leader Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 in a stunning fourth-round upset on Sunday. It ended any hopes of a quadruple of major ...
Feb 09, 2025
12-year old wins contest for Medicine Hat Tigers jersey design
The Medicine Hat Tigers jerseys had a different look to them during Friday's game against the Swift Current Broncos.This is thanks to a design drawn by a 12-year old from Medicine Hat who won a Canadi...
Feb 09, 2025
Polls open in Ecuador with conservative incumbent and leftist lawyer leading the presidential race
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a conservative young millionaire over the leftist protg of the country...
Feb 09, 2025