Canada Sports News
The CKA news is community driven, each day members submit links to news articles around the web.
Links with a maple leaf are Canadian in some way, and are the prefered type for submission.
Click the "comments" link below each link to add comments about the news article.
You need to be a member of Canadaka.net and be logged into the site, to submit news links.
Currently showing last 100 links of 9,746
Signs point to Sedin for hot Hawks
The Vancouver Canucks should have Daniel Sedin back in the lineup for the first time in 19 games Sunday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.
Als off to Grey Cup after overwhelming Lions
The Montreal Alouettes are off to the Grey Cup for the seventh time since 2000 after doing the expected by kicking the stuffing out of the B.C. Lions, 56-18, in the CFL's crossover "East" final Sunday afternoon at Olympic Stadium.
Alouettes Blow Out The Lions In East Finals
MONTREAL -- Anthony Calvillo tied a CFL playoff record with five touchdown passes as the Montreal Alouettes romped to a 56-18 victory over the B.C. Lions before 53,792 fans on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Grey Cup game.
Lambs slaughteredBy about the 17-minute mark of the second period, the fans couldn't even bring themselves to boo. In what was either a rare moment of sympathy or clarity, they must have decided what's the point -- it's like booing a mouse for getting worked over by a cat
What's going to happen in the CFL's division finals?
Having gone a brilliant, confidence building 1-1 in last week's picks, and not planning any trips to Regina in the near future, we present our choices for this Sunday's Canadian Football League division finals.
Canada's sledge hockey team wins silver
Canada's sledge hockey team settled for a silver medal after losing 3-2 in overtime to the United States in Saturday's gold medal game at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown.
This could be uglyThe Edmonton Oilers need the Chicago Blackhawks like they need a hole in the head, which is about the only injury Pat Quinn's cursed hockey club hasn't suffered this season. From concussions to colitis and all things in between
Combine pilot for the masses
REGINA -- He's 68 and looks like a guy who might be comfortable sitting on a combine or participating in a Farmer's Day horseshoe pitching tournament. "He'd like to be on a combine, you know," said Ken Miller's wife,
Canucks explode for 4-goal 3rd period
Vancouver chased the Avalanche goalie after two periods last Saturday and followed up with five goals on Friday night for the Canucks' third consecutive win over Colorado, 5-2 at General Motors Place.
Coyotes Could Lose US $50 Million This SeasonA 12-9-1 record to start to the NHL season hasn't done much to help the Phoenix Coyotes' bottom line. The Globe and Mail reports the club lost US$5 million in October - the first full month of the NHL season - according to documents filed in an Arizona ba
Anderson, Avs seek vengeance in Vancouver
If you're the Count of Monte Cristo, you wait years to exact revenge, plotting your every move until the time is just right to put your plan into action. If you're the Colorado Avalanche, six days is plenty
Leafs lose again
The Carolina Hurricanes looked like the cardiac 'Canes of old as they rallied in Raleigh to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 after a shootout Thursday.
Kings' Smyth could miss a month
LOS ANGELES - Left wing Ryan Smyth could be out of the Los Angeles Kings' lineup for a month because of an upper body injury.
Buono's Lions have had Alouettes number
While the Montreal Alouettes had seven more players named to the CFL's all-star team Wednesday than B.C., it's another number seven that could bode well for the Lions heading into the East Division final Sunday (1 p.m. ET).
Crosby joins Olympic torch run in Halifax
Hockey star Sidney Crosby carried the Olympic torch in Halifax on Wednesday. The captain of the Stanley Cup winning Pittsburgh Penguins made a brief stop in his home province to join the Olympic torch relay festivities.
Alouettes dominate CFL all-star team
Quarterback Anthony Calvillo, running back Avon Cobourne and wide receiver Kerry Watkins made the grade Wednesday as the Montreal Alouettes accounted for 10 spots on the 2009 CFL all-star team
Lions dominate CFL weekly awards
B.C. Lions quarterback Casey Printers was named CFL offensive player of the week Tuesday while teammate Ricky Foley was named defensive player of the week and top Canadian
Vancouver Olympics coverage to come in 22 languages
The upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be broadcast in 22 languages, with sports commentary and play-by-play analysis to be delivered in a wide range of tongues that include Mandarin, Bangla, Ukrainian, the aboriginal language of Mechif and South
Whistler-Blackcomb draws huge crowds
An early blast of snow allowed Whistler-Blackcomb to open 12 days ahead of schedule on Saturday, drawing a huge crowd of skiers and snowboarders.
Stamps edge Eskimos
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris wasn't his dominant self against the visiting Eskimos on Sunday, but he did enough to keep the defending Grey Cup champs on track to repeat during a 24-21 win over Edmonton in the West Division semifinal.
Stamps open quest for 2nd straight Grey Cup
If the Calgary Stampeders wish to become the first CFL team to win a Grey Cup at home since the B.C. Lions in 1994, they will first need to go through their Alberta archrivals.
Henrik paces Canucks to rout over Avs
Henrik Sedin's first career hat-trick and a pair of goals from Steve Bernier powered the Vancouver Canucks to an 8-2 win over the Avalanche in Colorado on Saturday night.
Semenya set to discover test fate
Caster Semenya, the athlete at the centre of a gender controversy, is set to be told on 20 November if she is eligible to compete as a woman.
Women ski jumpers lose appeal
Women ski jumpers from Canada and the U.S. hoping to have their event included in the 2010 Olympics have lost their case before the B.C. Court of Appeal.
Upset special in the making
It is required that the Eskimos be convinced that it is all set up for the upset. It is necessary for the Edmonton Eskimos to believe the noose is already around the neck of the Calgary Stampeders.
Stampeder in hospital with knife wound
Two days before a playoff game, Calgary Stampeders fullback Teyo Johnson is in hospital recovering from knife wounds.
According to head coach John Hufnagel, Johnson sustained the injuries while out at a concert Thursday night
Red hot Wings burn Canucks
Henrik Zetterberg scored midway through the third period and Jimmy Howard made 31 saves, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night in Detroit.
Lions not fazed by early start in Hamilton
You have to get up pretty early to fool someone like B.C. Lions coach Wally Buono, who doesn't think Sunday's 1 p.m. ET start in Hamilton is early enough to be a factor in the CFL East semifinal.
Luongo faces rejuvenated Red Wings
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo has a tough task in his first start since dealing with a fractured rib and a bout with the flu, taking on a Detroit Red Wings squad that is coming off a nine-goal outing.
Back to Canada News