GRENOBLE, France — Nigeria took their chances against the run of play on Wednesday to beat South Korea, 2-0, for rare success at the Women’s World Cup, setting themselves up to advance to the next stage of the tournament in France. A first half own-goal at the Stade des Alps and a breakaway attack, brilliantly finished by Asisat Oshoala, ensured […]

BOSTON (REUTERS) – Rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington shined in a 32-save performance as the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 of the finals Wednesday (June 13) for their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history. The championship ends a 52-year drought for the Blues, the longest wait for a first title in NHL history. St. […]

Hammonds Plains, N.S., is more than a thousand kilometres away from the Boston Bruins’ home arena. But for NHL all-star Brad Marchand, the quaint Nova Scotia community is where his career began and his family still cheers him on. “Here we are, cheering on our nephew. I’m getting emotional now just talking about it, but it’s exciting and nerve-wracking all […]

NICE, France — Just before France’s players disappeared into the locker room, once they had spent a few minutes picking out the faces of friends and family amid the sea of fluttering tricolors in the stands, Corinne Diacre called her squad together on the touchline. They gathered around her, arms slung over each other’s shoulders, and crouched down low, craning […]

According to a report from the Seattle Times, former University of Washington volleyball star Cassandra Strickland filed a sexual assault claim against former senior associate athletic director Roy Shick in late 2017. Shick left UW before the investigation into said claim concluded, and though the process resulted in him being “made ineligible for rehire” at the school, his misconduct was […]

The Winnipeg ICE won’t be wasting any time developing an inter-provincial rivalry with Brandon. The ICE will open their 2019 WHL exhibition schedule against the Wheat Kings on Friday, Sept. 6 at Westoba Place in Brandon. The following night on Sept. 7, the two teams will square off at Stride Place in Portage La Prairie. Tickets for the Sept. 7 […]

Are you ready for Jurassic Park 204? Unfortunately, it’s not a Winnipeg-set entry in the popular dinosaur film series, but it is a chance for local hoop fans to watch the Toronto Raptors’ championship bid at Bell MTS Place. The downtown arena will open its doors for a viewing party for game six of the NBA Finals between the Raptors and […]

Karen Atkinson aims to take Strathclyde Sirens to the next level and the new Technical Director firmly believes that the foundations are in place to help do that. The former Loughborough Lightning Director of Netball and ex-England international was announced in the role on May 30 and Claire Nelson, CEO of Netball Scotland, was the one to reach out to […]

FRANCESCO MOLINARI heads to the US Open as he looks to win a major in the US for the first time. Last year at Carnoustie, he became the first Italian ever to win The Open and, with his wife Valentina by his side he will be looking for more of the same this weekend. Who is Valentina Molinari? Valentina was […]

IT'S US Open time – pain for the players, joy for one champion… and hopefully some extra cash in your back pocket. This season's third major is an excellent chance to make some money, but I would advise against backing world No 1 and defending champion Brooks Koepka. You can find out why below. The US Open is golf's toughest […]