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Canada set to take on Finland as world junior championship gets underway

Canada set to take on Finland as world junior championship gets underway

OTTAWA — Canada kicks off its quest for a 21st title when it takes on Finland tonight to headline the opening day of the 2025 world junior hockey championship.
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NBA roundup: Bridges helps Knicks win fifth straight by edging Spurs 117-114

NBA roundup: Bridges helps Knicks win fifth straight by edging Spurs 117-114

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 on Wednesday.
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Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024

Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024

Wednesday's Scoreboard NFL Kansas City 29 Pittsburgh 10 Baltimore 31 Houston 2 --- NBA New York 117 San Antonio 114 Philadelphia 118 Boston 114 Minnesota 105 Dallas 99 L.A. Lakers 115 Golden State 113 Phoenix 110 Denver 100 --- The Canadian Press
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NFL roundup: Chiefs secure top seed with 29-10 win over sliding Steelers

NFL roundup: Chiefs secure top seed with 29-10 win over sliding Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs locked up the top seed in the AFC for the fourth time in seven seasons with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday.
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Mahomes throws 3 TDs as Chiefs clinch AFC's top seed by breezing past the skidding Steelers 29-10

Mahomes throws 3 TDs as Chiefs clinch AFC's top seed by breezing past the skidding Steelers 29-10

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Reid donned a Santa Claus suit in a giddy Kansas City Chiefs locker room on Christmas Day, then handed his team a present it increasingly looks like it deserves: home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
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Canadian world junior goalie Carter George uses music to drown out pressure

Canadian world junior goalie Carter George uses music to drown out pressure

TORONTO — Carter George has a one-song soundtrack playing in his head. Over and over. The tune could be country, rap, rock or something entirely different — the goaltender doesn't discriminate.
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Edwards scores 26, Wolves hold on to beat Mavs 105-99 after Doncic injury

Edwards scores 26, Wolves hold on to beat Mavs 105-99 after Doncic injury

DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 105-99 Christmas Day victory over Dallas after Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic left the game with a strained left calf.
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Bridges scores season-high 41, Knicks withstand Wembanyama's monster Christmas debut to edge Spurs

Bridges scores season-high 41, Knicks withstand Wembanyama's monster Christmas debut to edge Spurs

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 on Wednesday.
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Canada’s women’s pro sports landscape transformed with arrival of PWHL, NSL and WNBA

Canada’s women’s pro sports landscape transformed with arrival of PWHL, NSL and WNBA

The Professional Women's Hockey League played a first season and started a second, the Northern Super League fired its engines for an all-Canadian women's soccer launch, and the WNBA announced its arrival in Canada.
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A look back and ahead at the stories making news in men's hockey

A look back and ahead at the stories making news in men's hockey

Connor McDavid was in tears. The Edmonton Oilers had given everything they could in a hard-fought Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers.
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