Category Archives: Sports
Scotland's Stuart Armstrong another US$2-million man with Vancouver Whitecaps
While captain Ryan Gauld remains Vancouver's highest-paid player, the Whitecaps now have a second $2-million man (all figures in U.S. dollars) in fellow Scottish international Stuart Armstrong. The ML...
Oct 24, 2024
Canadian ice dance stars Gilles and Poirier in a groove heading into new season
HALIFAX - Piper Gilles says she and Paul Poirier will skate until they run out of gas. Right now, the tank is full for Canada's top ice dancers. "We're going to keep skating until we feel like we have...
Oct 24, 2024
Redblacks host Ticats looking to snap losing skid ahead of playoffs
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night in a game that, on paper, might seem insignificant. However, for the Redblacks (8-8-1), who are winless in their last fi...
Oct 24, 2024
Former player Diana Matheson seeing the other side of life in camp with Canada
Former Canadian international Diana Matheson is getting a taste of how the other half lives. The 40-year-old Matheson, who won 206 caps for Canada from 2003 to 2020, is part of the Canadian coaching s...
Oct 24, 2024
Messi leads list of MLS MVP finalists, with Inter Milan teammate Suarez also among 5 players
No surprise here: Lionel Messi is among the finalists for Major League Soccer's MVP award for this season. In addition to Messi, Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez is among five finalists for the Landon...
Oct 24, 2024
World champions St. Germain, Crawford headline Alpine Canada's 2024-25 team
CALGARY - World champions Laurence St. Germain and James Crawford headline Canada's alpine ski team as athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Alpine Canada named 53 athletes to its 2024-25 alp...
Oct 24, 2024
Raptors guard Quickley questionable vs. 76ers after hard fall in home opener
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley is considered questionable for the Toronto Raptors' game tomorrow against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Quickley was leading Toronto's offence when Cleveland Cavaliers g...
Oct 24, 2024
Teenage surfer Erin Brooks making waves, moving up the world surfing ladder
Teenage surfer Erin Brooks really is riding the crest of a wave these days. Brooks, a wild-card entry, became the first Canadian woman to win on the World Surf League's elite Championship Tour, defeat...
Oct 24, 2024
Questions about QB Tre Ford's future in Edmonton surface as Elks close out CFL season
EDMONTON - Tre Ford was supposed to be Edmonton's quarterback of the future. After this Friday's season finale against the Toronto Argonauts, he could very well be the quarterback of the Elks' past. T...
Oct 24, 2024
Shapovalov advances to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals with win over Bautista Agut
BASEL - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday. Shapovalov used a strong service ...
Oct 24, 2024