Category Archives: Sports
Major League Soccer regular season to run Feb. 22 to Oct. 18 in 2025 with 30 teams
Major League Soccer will kick off its 2025 regular season Feb. 22 with all three Canadian teams opening on the road. Inter Miami hosts New York City FC in the first of 13 games opening day. Montreal v...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada Soccer reveals six finalists for its Players of the Year Award
TORONTO - Lille forward Jonathan David, Nice defender Mose Bombito and Celtic fullback Alistair Johnston are the men's finalists for Canada Soccer Player of the Year. On the women's side, the award is...
Dec 19, 2024
Alouettes sign defensive back Kabion Ento to two-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive back Kabion Ento to a two-year contract on Thursday, keeping him with the team through 2026. Ento recorded 56 defensive tackles, two interce...
Dec 19, 2024
Lions sign star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Thursday. Betts was eligible to become a free agent this February. ...
Dec 19, 2024
Yager named captain, Molendyk and Ritchie alternates for Canada's world junior team
OTTAWA - Centre Brayden Yager has been named captain of Canada's team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced the team's leadership group Thursday, with Tanner Molen...
Dec 19, 2024
Stanford receiver Ayomanor chasing second straight Cornish Trophy honour
Elic Ayomanor is looking to join a select group. The Stanford Cardinal receiver is a finalist for the Jon Cornish Trophy, presented annually to the top Canadian playing football in the NCAA. Ayomanor,...
Dec 19, 2024
NSL's Montreal Roses sign Canadian forward Tanya Boychuk
MONTREAL - The Montreal Roses announced the signing of Canadian forward Tanya Boychuk on Thursday. Boychuk joins the Northern Super League team after leading Swedish club Vittsj GIK with seven goals t...
Dec 19, 2024
Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she's crazy to return to ski racing at age 40
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Lindsey Vonn didn't just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing. It's bee...
Dec 19, 2024
Major League Soccer lifts the lid on how much general allocation money clubs have
Think of it as a moment of transparency in a league rife with confusing, ever-changing salary and roster rules. In a first, Major League Soccer has revealed the amount of general allocation money (GAM...
Dec 19, 2024
'Special with the puck': Canadian phenom McKenna ready for liftoff at world juniors
Willie Desjardins has always cut an intense figure behind the bench. Every so often when he was guiding the Vancouver Canucks from 2014 through 2017, the razor-focused head coach would crack a smile a...
Dec 19, 2024