Category Archives: Sports
Injured Demko, Joshua not on Vancouver Canucks' opening-night roster
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks placed all-star goalie Thatcher Demko and bruising winger Dakota Joshua on the season-opening injured non-roster list Monday. Demko announced ahead of training camp t...
Oct 07, 2024
Gradey Dick ready to earn starters role in sophomore season on Toronto Raptors
Gradey Dick is willing to do whatever the Toronto Raptors need of him. Dick saw big minutes for a rookie last season as the Raptors were decimated by injuries through March and April. Entering his sop...
Oct 07, 2024
Judge gives preliminary approval to $2.78 billion settlement designed to pay college athletes
A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken released an ...
Oct 07, 2024
Judge gives preliminary approval to $2.78 billion settlement designed to pay college athletes
A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken released an ...
Oct 07, 2024
Victor Lapena out as head coach of the Canadian women's basketball team
TORONTO - Victor Lapena is out as head coach of the Canadian women's basketball team. Canada Basketball says the organization and Lapena mutually agreed to part ways. The move comes a few months after...
Oct 07, 2024
Canada's Fernandez rallies for three-set win over Russia's Shnaider at Wuhan Open
Canada's Leylah Fernandez rallied to beat 12th-seeded Diana Shnaider 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3 on Monday at the Wuhan Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., won 79 per cent of points on first serve while her Russ...
Oct 07, 2024
Calgary Flames forward Yegor Sharangovich injured to start season
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames placed Yegor Sharangovich on injured reserve Monday with a lower-body injury. The 26-year-old winger tangled along the boards with Winnipeg Jets centre Vladislav Namestnik...
Oct 07, 2024
Bernardeschi, Gauld and Martinez among nominees for Landon Donovan MLS MVP award
NEW YORK - Toronto FC's Federico Bernardeschi, Vancouver's Ryan Gauld and CF Montreal's Josef Martinez are among the nominees for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award. The list of 34 nominees also include...
Oct 07, 2024
NHL season preview: McDavid, Oilers look to run it back after Cup disappointment
Connor McDavid was hunched over on the bench. The Edmonton Oilers superstar captain had given everything in his team's quest to hoist the Stanley Cup. A record-setting playoff performance. A first Con...
Oct 07, 2024
Maple Leafs sign former Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty to one-year deal
TORONTO - Max Pacioretty has a new home. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed the veteran forward to a one-year contract Monday after he made the team out of training camp on a professional tryout. The 35-y...
Oct 07, 2024