National Sports

Lekkerimaki scores twice as host Sweden beats Latvia 6-0 in world junior opener

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Vancouver Canucks prospect Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored twice in Sweden's 6-0 tournament-opening win over Latvia at the world junior hockey championship Tuesday.

Dec 26, 2023 2:09 PM Read more >

World junior players, coaches on post-game handshakes after NL ban: 'Tough to hear'

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Alan Letang was taken aback when told of the move.

Dec 26, 2023 11:14 AM Read more >

Rousseau solid in goal, Canada downs Finland 5-2 in world junior opener

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Mathis Rousseau was passed over in consecutive NHL drafts. Owen Allard didn't hear his name last June. Macklin Celebrini, meanwhile, is expected to go No. 1 in 2024.

Dec 26, 2023 10:56 AM Read more >

Canadian golf reached new heights in 2023 with more wins than ever and a curse ended

Nick Taylor's putter flip after winning the RBC Canadian Open was the exclamation point on arguably the best year in Canadian golf history.

Dec 26, 2023 10:11 AM Read more >

Ikuzo! Ottawa's roster brings international flavour to newly launched women's pro hockey league

“Ikuzo!” as they’d say in Japan. Or how about “Pojďme!” or ”Útra fel!” in Czech or Hungarian.

Dec 26, 2023 9:59 AM Read more >

Jalen Brunson scores 38 to lead Knicks over Bucks 129-122, snap Milwaukee’s 7-game winning streak

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and the New York Knicks snapped Milwaukee’s seven-game winning streak, ending their lengthy skid against the Bucks with a 129-122 victory Monday.

Dec 25, 2023 11:06 PM Read more >

Sports scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 25, 2023

Monday's Scoreboard NBA Boston 126 L.A. Lakers 115 New York 129 Milwaukee 122 Denver 120 Golden State 114 Miami 119 Philadelphia 113 Dallas 128 Phoenix 114 --- NFL Baltimore 33 San Francisco 19 Las Vegas 20 Kansas City 14 Philadelphia 33 N.Y.

Dec 25, 2023 10:10 PM Read more >

NFL roundup: Resurgent Raiders use 2 defensive touchdowns to clip Chiefs 20-14

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Dec 25, 2023 10:06 PM Read more >

Sports photos captured unforgettable snippets in 2023

They are snippets in time, unforgettable snapshots that gloriously capture the soaring euphoria and gut-wrenching agony of the games we love, not to mention the randomness of a moment that might've gone unnoticed otherwise.

Dec 25, 2023 9:11 PM Read more >

Celebrini to Savoie: 10 players to watch at the world junior hockey championship

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The world junior hockey championship gets going Tuesday.

Dec 25, 2023 10:25 AM Read more >