Category Archives: Sports
Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon dead at age 52
Chris Simon, once one of the hockey's most feared enforcers, has died. He was 52. The NHL Players' Association confirmed the news via Simon's family that he died Monday night. The cause of death wasn'...
Mar 19, 2024
Hullabaloo over fate of Saskatchewan Hoopla basketball tournament overshadows budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is set to release its 2024 budget Wednesday, a day expected to be overshadowed by teacher protests and heightened hullabaloo over the fate of Hoopla. Hoopla, the p...
Mar 19, 2024
Darko Rajakovic, Raptors host open practice for Toronto-area coaches
TORONTO - Darko Rajakovic remembers what it's like to be an eager young basketball coach, trying to absorb as much as possible from more experienced teachers. Now that he's the head coach of the Toron...
Mar 19, 2024
Five things to know for the figure skating world championships in Montreal
MONTREAL - The world's best figure skaters descend on Montreal this week for the 2024 International Skating Union world championships. The competition goes Wednesday through Saturday at the Bell Centr...
Mar 19, 2024
Rick Nash named Canada's general manager for men's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Rick Nash will lead Canada at the men's world hockey championship. The former NHLer and two-time Olympic gold medallist was named general manager Tuesday by Hockey Canada for the tournament ...
Mar 19, 2024
Canada's basketball teams set for Paris Olympics, group foes revealed
MIES, Switzerland - The Canadian men's and women's basketball teams can now begin their preparations for the Paris Olympics this summer knowing who they may be up against. Canada's seventh-ranked men'...
Mar 19, 2024
IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening...
Mar 19, 2024
Tough foes await Canada women at Wednesday's Olympic tournament draw
Canada could find itself facing two top-10 teams in pool play when it opens defence of its Olympic women's soccer title this summer in Paris. The tournament draw, which is being held Wednesday in subu...
Mar 19, 2024
NBA Notebook: Alexander-Walker stepping up for Timberwolves with all-star Towns out
Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been stepping up in a time of need for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota, one of the best success stories of the 2023-24 NBA season, took a hit a couple of weeks ago w...
Mar 19, 2024
Retired Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov dies in Florida at 42
MIAMI (AP) - Former Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, who was coaching in the KHL, has died in Florida, police said Tuesday. He was 42. Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome confirmed ...
Mar 19, 2024