After falling behind two games to one, the St. Catharines Falcons reeled off three straight victories to capture the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) Eastern Conference Championship in six games over the Fort Erie Meteors. It’s the first Eastern Conference title after the GOJHL revamped the league this year, going from three conferences to […]
The defending Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) champion Niagara River Lions have announced another major move ahead of their 2025 season. The River Lions announced signed the CEBL’s all-time leading scorer, 6’5 American guard Ahmed Hill. The Augusta, Georgia native is currently playing for Peristeri BC of the Greek HEBA A1, averaging 6.3 points and […]
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that Alex Ovechkin’s magical regular season has carried into the postseason, but that’s exactly what happened Monday night in the U.S. capital. The Washington Capitals star forward, after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record now with 879 career goals, scored twice including his first career overtime playoff winner, as the […]
The battle of Ontario, the battle of Florida and some dandy first round playoff matchups. Yes, the National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup playoffs begin Saturday night. Five Canadian teams, the Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens, qualified for the postseason. We know one Canadian team will move onto […]
Twenty teams remain standing after the NBA regular season officially ended Sunday. The Toronto Raptors (30-52) failed to qualify for the postseason for a third straight season. The Oklahoma City Thunder, led by Canadian and MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, finished first overall with a (68-14) record. The play-ins begin Tuesday night on two fronts as […]
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) Eastern Conference Final will feature a pair of Niagara based teams. Wednesday night the Fort Erie Meteors swept the Caledonia Corvairs in four straight games, and Thursday evening the St. Catharines Falcons brought their brooms out in Brantford taking the Titans in four straight as well. Both St. […]
The Niagara River Lions have announced that Darren Peters, Founder and President of Peters Construction Group, has joined the team’s ownership group. Peters inclusion represents a significant step forward for the River Lions as they continue to build a top tier sports organization in the heart of the Niagara Region. A lifelong Fort Erie resident, […]
The calendar has officially flipped to April. Which means the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs are just around the corner. Many Canadian hockey fans are wondering if 2025 can be a repeat of 1986. That’s the last time every team from north of the border qualified for the NHL playoffs. As of today, five of […]
It certainly wasn’t pretty. Toronto Blue Jays fans were cautiously optimistic entering Rogers Centre Thursday afternoon. It was the 2025 home and season opener. A few hours later pessimism reigned supreme after the Blue Jays dropped a humbling 12-2 decision to the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto pitchers gave up a combined six Oriole home runs. Jays […]
For the first time since 2019 the Niagara IceDogs will compete in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) postseason. The seventh ranked IceDogs will play the second seeded Barrie Colts in a best of seven series beginning Thursday night in Barrie. Niagara finished the 2024-25 regular season with a (29-31-8) record, but won just two of […]