Category Archives: Sports
Toronto Argonauts sign head coach Ryan Dinwiddie to contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed head coach Ryan Dinwiddie to a multi-year extension. Dinwiddie is in his third season as Toronto's head coach. He has guided the franchise to consecutive fi...
Jul 11, 2023
Lions' defensive lineman Betts leading CFL in sacks with nine
CFL offences are getting a break from Canadian Mathieu Betts and the B.C. Lions defence. B.C. (4-1) has a league-high 21 sacks this season. The six-foot-three, 250-pound Betts has a CFL-best nine sack...
Jul 11, 2023
Ottawa Senators sign goaltender Kevin Mandolese to one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Kevin Mandolese to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Tuesday. The contract is worth US$775,000 at the NHL level and $110,000 in the A...
Jul 11, 2023
Caster Semenya win highlights need for change in athletics: Canadian professor
Champion runner Caster Semenya's legal victory on Tuesday is a "huge victory for human rights," says a professor from the University of Toronto. The European Court of Human Rights decided that Semenya...
Jul 11, 2023
Roughriders quarterback Harris earns CFL weekly honours
TORONTO - Trevor Harris of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was named the top quarterback in the CFL's weekly honour roll Tuesday. Players in nine specific positions are highlighted based on data points r...
Jul 11, 2023
Opoku 'feels at home' as CF Montreal looks to rediscover form against Chicago Fire
MONTREAL - With its goalless streak reaching 333 minutes after a 1-0 loss to Atlanta United on Saturday, CF Montreal must quickly shift its focus to a midweek game on the road against the Chicago Fire...
Jul 11, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks sign American quarterbacks Dunniway, Pigrome
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterbacks Tyrrell Pigrome and Jake Dunniway on Tuesday. The moves come a day after the CFL club announced starter Jeremiah Masoli required surgery afte...
Jul 11, 2023
Canadian swimmers Pickrem, Zavaros pull out of world championships
Veteran Canadian swimmers Sydney Pickrem and Mabel Zavaros have pulled out of the upcoming World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Swimming Canada says Zavaros, 23, will miss the event due to ...
Jul 11, 2023
Montreal Canadiens sign forward Alex Newhook to four-year contract extension
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal carries an annual average value of $2.9 million. Newhoo...
Jul 11, 2023
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court
Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. Th...
Jul 11, 2023