Category Archives: Sports

Argos quarterback Kelly denies harassment allegations made by former team employee
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly is denying allegations that he harassed a former employee of the CFL club. A woman who worked as a strength-and-conditioning coach with the Argos filed a lawsu...
Mar 01, 2024

3 MLS teams are celebrating 50 years of North American pro soccer this season
Well before Major League Soccer kicked off, the North American Soccer League was at the top of professional soccer in the United States. And in 1974, three new teams joined that fold: the Seattle Soun...
Mar 01, 2024

Canada's Cedric Fofana advances to men's 3m diving final at Montreal World Cup
Montreal's Cedric Fofana advanced to his first major final on the international stage Friday at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup. The 20-year-old Fofana placed 10th in the men's three-metre springb...
Mar 01, 2024

Saudi Arabia launches formal bid to host 2034 World Cup in FIFA contest effectively already won
Saudi Arabia launched its formal bid campaign Friday to host the 2034 World Cup, in a race that basically became a formality last October when the oil-rich kingdom was the only candidate to enter the ...
Mar 01, 2024

Quebec City police make arrest in Jean Béliveau photo theft from peewee tourney
Quebec City police say they've made an arrest in the theft of a signed Jean Bliveau photo from the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, but the photo has not been recovered. Police say a 50-...
Mar 01, 2024

Canada defeats Scotland for second win in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Pargat Singh hit 87 not out to lead Canada to a commanding seven-wicket victory over Scotland in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Friday. The Canadian men won the...
Mar 01, 2024

Celine Boutier takes second-round lead at LPGA tournament in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) - Six-time LPGA Tour winner Celine Boutier had a bogey-free round of 8-under 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the HSBC Women's World Championship. The 30...
Mar 01, 2024

Canada's Sarah Mitton wins gold in shot put at world indoor athletics championships
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Sarah Mitton set a Canadian record and claimed the gold medal in women's shot put at the world athletics indoor championships on Friday. Mitton's record throw, on her fifth a...
Mar 01, 2024

Doughty, Fiala lead Los Angeles Kings to 5-1 road victory over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Drew Doughty and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and two assists as the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Anze Kop...
Dave Barry Feb 29, 2024

Maple Leafs reacquire Russian defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin in three-team trade
TORONTO - Ilya Lyubushkin is back with the Maple Leafs. Toronto acquired the bruising defenceman and the rights to forward Kirill Slepets in a three-team deal late Thursday night that also involved th...
Feb 29, 2024