San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau topped Gordie Howe on the NHL all-time list on Monday in a game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Howe, who played until the age of 51, had held the record since 1980. Known as Mr. Hockey, Howe played 26 seasons in the NHL and six in the Western Hockey Association. Despite being on the […]
The chronology is remarkable. Her quick return to the ice after childbirth is inspiring. Rachel Homan has not missed a match with her team and she is once again the champion. Eight months pregnant at the end of February, Homan guided her quartet to the Scotties final against Kerri Einarson. Less than a month later, on March 25, Homan gave […]
There will be no playoffs in the Western Hockey League after the 2020-2021 season. The Major Junior League announced on Monday that the season will end after the 24-game regular season ends due to COVID-19 issues. The league said in a statement that travel restrictions across provincial and international borders in place to try to stem the tide of the […]
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to date with what’s happening in sport by subscribing here. Patrick Marleau has been very good longer than anyone Starting tonight, no one has played as many regular season games in the NHL as Patrick Marleau. Marleau would set the record with his 1768th […]
The world’s most popular sport is bracing for a civil war. On Sunday, 12 of Europe’s biggest soccer teams announced plans to form their own breakaway Super League in a bold move that challenges the long-standing tradition and history of European club play and could change the nature financial and competitive club. sport for generations to come. Here’s what you […]
Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes probably didn’t want to be part of a decisive game against a familiar and hungry opponent. They swept their fellow Canadians Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson 2-0 (21-12, 22-20) in the quarter-finals Monday during a stopover of the Beach Volleyball World Tour in Cancun, Mexico, after this The latter extended the reigning world championships to […]
The vaccine rollout in Japan has been very slow with less than 1% vaccinated, raising concerns about the postponed Tokyo Olympics which are expected to open in just over three months. Taro Kono, the minister responsible for vaccine deployment, said last week that even if the Olympics continue, the venues may be empty. This is partly due to the low […]
The 12 European clubs considering launching a breakaway Super League have told FIFA and UEFA executives that they have taken legal action to push back threats to block the competition. The letter was sent by the English, Spanish and Italian club group to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his UEFA counterpart Aleksander Ceferin, claiming that the Super League had already […]
Lucas Cavallini scored in the 49th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off the 2021 Cascadia Cup with a 1-0 win over the Portland Timbers in the season opener for both teams on Sunday night. After Andy Rose came close to scoring in the 48th minute for Vancouver, Cristian Gutierrez sent the resulting corner to the far post and the […]
Chris Boucher of Montreal had 31 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors extended Oklahoma City’s worst losing streak to 10 games, beating the Thunder 112-106 on Sunday night. Gary Trent Jr. added 23 points for Toronto, which has won three straight wins. Malachi Flynn had 15 points and eight rebounds. Khem Birch was in the starting lineup and […]
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