Category Archives: Sports

Raptors get pep talk from Canadian MMA legend Georges St-Pierre
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 m...
Feb 21, 2024

Canadian wingback Mo Farsi signs contract extension with Columbus Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Crew have signed Canadian wingback Mohamed Farsi to a contract extension through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028. The 24-year-old from Montreal, who started t...
Feb 21, 2024

Toronto FC adds international spot via allocation money trade with CF Montreal
Toronto FC acquired an international roster slot for this season from CF Montreal on Wednesday in exchange for US$175,000 in general allocation money. TFC, which acquired Irish defender Kevin Long thi...
Feb 21, 2024

B.C. Lions sign veteran starter Vernon Adams Jr. to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed starter Vernon Adams Jr. to a contract extension Wednesday that will keep him with the CFL club through the 2026 season. Adams, 31, was slated to become a free agent ...
Feb 21, 2024

Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to women's doubles quarterfinals in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - The second-seeded team of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championship...
Feb 21, 2024

Just 23 per cent of Proline bettors predicted Eastern Conference's NBA all-star win
Most Proline bettors didn't see the Eastern Conference winning the NBA's annual all-star game. The East defeated the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday, the first time one team has cracked the 200-p...
Feb 21, 2024

Rangers and forward Jonny Brodzinski agree on a 2-year contract extension
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers and forward Jonny Brodzinski have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension. General manager Chris Drury announced the deal on Wednesday. The contract ...
Feb 21, 2024

NLL's New York team to move to Ottawa and be renamed Black Bears starting next season
Ottawa has a new professional sports team coming to town. The National Lacrosse League is returning to the nation's capital, with the New York Riptide moving north of the border starting next season. ...
Feb 21, 2024

Hellebuyck on decision to re-up with Jets: 'I've got it really good in Winnipeg'
Connor Hellebuyck was content to let the process unfold organically. Coming off a season that featured personal success coupled with uneven results for his Winnipeg Jets - including a memorable, candi...
Feb 21, 2024

Analysis: Amid a wide-open playoff race, a wide-open NBA MVP race might be brewing as well
The new rule that rendered Philadelphia's Joel Embiid ineligible for a second consecutive NBA MVP award because he's missing too many games has the potential to create something the league hasn't seen...
Feb 21, 2024