Open this photo in gallery: Connor McDavid is set to face the Florida Panthers for the Stanley Cup final for the second year in a row, with the best-of-seven series beginning Wednesday.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Connor McDavid was numb after the Edmonton Oilers lost to the Florida Panthers in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Reece Howden, seen here winning a World Cup Ski Cross event in March, says he’s ‘more proud than I can express about being Canadian.’Pontus Lundahl/TT/The Associated Press Canadian Olympic gold medalist Ted-Jan Bloemen didn’t come to Canada until he was in his late-20s. He was raised and competed in … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Fans react to the Toronto Maple Leafs loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 outside Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto on May 18.Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press After Sunday’s latest collapse, someone was able to articulate a defence of the Toronto Maple Leafs as currently constituted. Unfortunately, that person was not … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Las Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin, right, defends against Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid during game five of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas on May 14.Stephen R. Sylvanie/Reuters I got off a late-night flight after covering Game 4 of … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is awarded the Green Jacket by Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler after the final round of the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 13 in Augusta, Georgia.Michael Reaves/Getty Images After blowing up at the Masters in 2011 – turning a four-shot final-round … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Ron MacLean (left) sits beside Don Cherry as Rogers TV unveils their team for the station’s NHL coverage in Toronto on March 10, 2014.Chris Young/The Canadian Press In 2012, Don Cherry started a feud with then-Leafs general manager Brian Burke. Cherry was still hockey’s greatest influencer, and ‘Coach’s Corner’ was … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: The Rogers Centre as O Canada is played before the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles, on Opening Day on March 27, in Toronto.Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images The Toronto Blue Jays did everything in their power to prevent the booing of the American national anthem at the … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Alphonso Davies kicks the ball past Mexican defenders during a Concacaf Nations League semifinal match at SoFi Stadium. in Inglewood, Calif., on Mar 20.Alex Gallardo/Reuters Cheating at the Olympics didn’t have that much impact on Canada’s soccer program. A few people were jettisoned, but after releasing a report on … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: Team Canada forward Tajon Buchanan, right, chases the ball against Team USA defender Cameron Carter-Vickers during the first half of the Concacaf Nations League third place match at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Mar 23.Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Reuters In terms of big world events, one gets the strong sense there isn’t … Read more
Open this photo in gallery: The Wayne Gretzky statue outside of the Rogers Place in Edmonton was vandalized with excrement on Friday.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press On Saturday, the New York Times published an op-ed headlined, ‘Canadians Know Americans. They Don’t Want to Be One.’ It’s become trendy for the right sort of American (in this, … Read more