Category Archives: Sports
Trinidad winger Tyrese Spicer ready to make jump to Toronto FC first team
TORONTO - Tyrese Spicer remembers the tough times growing up in Trinidad. "Not having enough money to buy sneakers, buy cleats, to go to school. Not having enough money to eat," he recalled. "I had so...
Dec 20, 2023
Keeping account: How NHL teams work to maintain high standards on and off the ice
Brad Marchand doesn't have to say a word when a new player walks into the Boston Bruins' locker room. The standard and expectation was set long ago. It started with former captain Zdeno Chara and cont...
Dec 20, 2023
Tennis players to get protection from online abuse through new monitoring service
LONDON (AP) - A new monitoring service will help protect tennis players from online abuse and threats, the International Tennis Federation and other governing bodies said Wednesday. In their joint ann...
Dec 20, 2023
Canada's Macklin Celebrini ready for world junior stage: 'Doesn't cheat the game'
Macklin Celebrini was contemplating his next hockey stop. The teenage star poised to join the U.S. college hockey ranks for the 2023-24 season had plenty of NCAA schools pining for his services back i...
Dec 20, 2023
Trevor Lawrence still in concussion protocol, leaving the Jags preparing to play without star QB
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Trevor Lawrence remained in the NFL's concussion protocol Wednesday, leaving the Jacksonville Jaguars preparing to play without their star quarterback for the first time in t...
Dec 20, 2023
US Soccer Federation refuses MLS attempt to pull top rosters from US Open Cup
CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation refused Major League Soccer's attempt to pull its top rosters from next year's U.S. Open Cup, the sport's oldest competition in the nation. While MLS announce...
Dec 20, 2023
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers activated from IR as next step in rehab. He won't play again until next season
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Aaron Rodgers is being activated from the injured reserve list on Wednesday, but the quarterback will not play again this season for the New York Jets. Coach Robert Saleh sai...
Dec 20, 2023
Alouettes ink GM Maciocia, head coach Maas to long-term extensions after Grey Cup win
MONTREAL - The Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes have signed general manager Danny Maciocia and head coach Jason Maas to long-term contract extensions. Maciocia signed a four-year contract through ...
Dec 20, 2023
Canadian throwers stole the show in 2023 with historic world athletics performances
Canada threw itself onto the track and field map - quite literally - with some history-making performances at the 2023 world athletics championships. Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers won the men's and...
Dec 20, 2023
Coyotes rally past Senators 4-3 to spoil Jacques Martin's return
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Michael Kesselring scored with 3:33 remaining to cap a four-goal comeback in the Arizona Coyotes' 4-3 National Hockey League victory over Ottawa on Tuesday night, spoiling the retu...
Dec 19, 2023