Category Archives: Sports

Comeback Cauley leads after two rounds at PGA National
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Bud Cauley is leading on the PGA Tour. That might not have seemed likely a few years ago. Cauley - who was seriously injured in a 2018 car crash and is playing a Tour e...
Mar 01, 2024

Emotional Kiprusoff honoured to see Flames retire his number
CALGARY - Twenty years after unceremoniously arriving in Calgary only to backstop the Flames to an unexpected playoff berth and improbable run to the 2004 Stanley Cup final, Miikka Kiprusoff will have...
Mar 01, 2024

Toronto Raptors convert Javon Freeman-Liberty's deal to NBA contract
TORONTO - Guard Javon Freeman-Liberty had his deal with the Toronto Raptors converted to a standard NBA contract on Friday. Per team policy, financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. The six-fo...
Mar 01, 2024

Canada's showing at W Gold Cup complicating life for coach when it comes to selection
The CONCACAF W Gold Cup is not making Canada coach Bev Priestman's life any easier. Not that she is complaining. Olympic champion Canada is the top-seeded team going into the weekend quarterfinals in ...
Mar 01, 2024

Midfielder Russell Teibert retires after 16 seasons with Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Russell Teibert is calling time on his playing career after 16 seasons with Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps. But while he may not be in uniform, he will still be a part of the te...
Dave Barry Mar 01, 2024

Leafs GM Brad Treliving talks Lyubuskin deal, approach ahead of NHL trade deadline
TORONTO - Brad Treliving did some late-night shopping. After addressing a glaring need on his blue line, the Maple Leafs general manager still has a long list of areas he would like to touch on ahead ...
Mar 01, 2024

CF Montreal looking to keep positive on lengthy stretch away from home
MONTREAL - CF Montreal is used to embarking on long road trips early in the season. However, the beginning to the 2024 campaign is the most skewed since the team's arrival in Major League Soccer. The ...
Mar 01, 2024

After winning Canadian citizenship, teenage surfer Erin Brooks misses out on Olympics
After winning her battle for Canadian citizenship earlier this year, teenage surfer Erin Brooks won't be wearing the Maple Leaf at the Paris Olympics. Brooks has been eliminated at the 2024 ISA World ...
Mar 01, 2024

Goalie fights, often a crowd favourite, have almost completely disappeared from the NHL
Watching fights between Patrick Roy and Mike Vernon and Ron Hextall and Felix Potvin in the 1990s, Martin Biron recalled, he always wanted to be the goaltender who could win a bout as the spunky under...
Dave Barry Mar 01, 2024

Coach John Herdman says Toronto FC has more work to do with the roster
TORONTO - While the signing of former Newcastle midfielder Matty Longstaff brings Toronto FC to its senior roster limit of 30, coach John Herdman says the MLS club isn't done dealing. "I think anythin...
Mar 01, 2024