This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Canada’s winter Olympic athletes won four medals at World Cup events in Europe today and just missed out on a couple more. Three of the medals came at a ski…
Rachel Homan remained undefeated at the Grand Slam of Curling’s WFG Masters with a 6-2 win over Kerri Einarson on Thursday in Guelph, Ont. Homan’s top-ranked team from Ottawa took control of the marquee matchup with two points in the fourth end to take a 4-1 lead. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., responded with a point…
Suzanne Paulins has been named chief executive officer of Swimming Canada after serving as interim CEO since last year. Paulins, from Brantford, Ont., took over as acting CEO in May when Ahmed El-Awadi took personal leave. He left the organization in November. Canada’s swim team won eight medals at the Olympic Games and 13 medals…
Swiss skier Camille Rast earned the second World Cup victory of her breakthrough season Tuesday, leading teammate Wendy Holdener for a Swiss 1-2 finish at a night slalom in Flachau, Austria. The result pushed Rast back to the top of both the slalom and overall season standings. With injured slalom stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra…
The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Monday that a total of $535,000 was awarded to Canadian athletes for their achievements at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. The Paris Games marked the first distribution of the Paralympic Performance Recognition program, which was announced in January 2024. The program gives Paralympians the same incentive for winning medals that Canada’s…
Corinne Schroeder did not allow a goal in her second straight game and Jessie Eldridge scored the game-winning goal with a minute left in overtime as the New York Sirens beat the Toronto Sceptres 1-0 on Sunday in New Jersey. Schroeder blanked Minnesota, making 26 saves in New York’s 5-0 win over the Minnesota Frost…
Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill. In an instant classic Saturday in St. Anton, Austria, Brignone started closing the gap with her debut downhill win at age 34 before ski great Vonn was…
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has confirmed his family lost its home in the raging wildfire in Pacific Palisades earlier this week. Redick became emotional when he spoke about the fire’s impact for the first time Friday after practice with the Lakers, who are currently scheduled to return to action Saturday against San…
The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the second straight day a game slated to be played in downtown Los Angeles has been postponed. The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings were scheduled to host the…
Albert Popov gave Bulgaria’s ski team its first World Cup victory in 45 years by triumphing in a slalom on Wednesday as four of the favourites skied out of the night race in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy.. The victory came on the anniversary of Peter Popangelov’s lone win for Bulgaria, in Lenggries, Germany on Jan. 8,…
