National Sports

Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith beaten in second round at world darts championship

LONDON — Chris (Hollywood) Dobey rallied from a two-set deficit to oust Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith 3-2 in second-round play Wednesday at the William Hill World Darts Championship.

Dec 16, 2020 12:22 PM Read more >

Canadian co-owner sees Jaffna Stallions win inaugural Lankan Premier League final

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — The Jaffna Stallions, whose ownership group includes Calgary-born Rahul Sood, defeated the Galle Gladiators by 53 runs Wednesday to win the inaugural Lanka Premier League title.

Dec 16, 2020 11:41 AM Read more >

Calgary Flames restructure goalie coaching staff, bring Labarbera on board

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have hired Jason Labarbera as the NHL club's new goaltending coach and promoted Jordan Sigalet to the new role of director of goaltending.

Dec 16, 2020 11:39 AM Read more >

OPP officer charged with fraud after probe into Gretzky memorabilia theft

An Ontario police officer is facing fraud charges after an investigation into the theft of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia from the home of the hockey legend's father.

Dec 16, 2020 11:32 AM Read more >

CONCACAF Champions League win not enough to extend Montreal Impact's season

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a year stacked with adversity, a win wasn't quite enough for the Montreal Impact Tuesday night.

Dec 15, 2020 10:33 PM Read more >

Giannis Antetokounmpo agrees to extension with Bucks

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks that takes the two-time reigning MVP off next summer's free-agent market.

Dec 15, 2020 7:02 PM Read more >

Western Hockey League postpones start of 2020-21 season indefinitely

The Western Hockey League is pushing back the start of its season indefinitely due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 15, 2020 6:30 PM Read more >

It's Miller time as Canada defender leaves Orlando City for Austin FC, then Montreal

Austin FC took Canadian defender Kamal Miller in Tuesday's MLS expansion draft, then promptly flipped him to Montreal in a trade.

Dec 15, 2020 5:58 PM Read more >

Canadian junior team defenceman Thomas Harley an Edmonton "bubble" veteran

Thomas Harley has hockey "bubble" know-how. When the Canadian team arrived in Edmonton for the world junior hockey championship, the 19-year-old defenceman's insider knowledge on setting up his video game console in his hotel room was in demand.

Dec 15, 2020 5:16 PM Read more >

Raptors permitting limited number of fans to Tampa home games

TAMPA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors will have fans at their Florida home games this season.

Dec 15, 2020 4:35 PM Read more >