Category Archives: Sports

CF Montreal advances to Canadian Championship final with win over Forge FC
MONTREAL - CF Montreal will play in their third Canadian Championship final in five years after beating Forge FC 2-0 at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening. Ariel Lassiter and Sunusi Ibrahim were the go...
May 24, 2023

Stars' Benn suspended 2 games after captain-on-captain hit
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn was suspended two games by the NHL on Wednesday after an ugly hit on Vegas captain Mark Stone in a Game 3 loss that left Dallas on the brink of being swep...
May 24, 2023

A's, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative agreement with the Oakland Athletics and legislative leaders for a stadium funding plan after weeks of nego...
May 24, 2023

Toronto FC coach says Bernardeschi was 'out of line' with post-game outburst
TORONTO - Italian star Federico Bernardeschi's emotional outburst after Toronto FC's weekend 1-0 loss in Austin was "out of line," says coach Bob Bradley. "Fede was wrong for speaking that way after t...
May 24, 2023

Busy week in professional golf sees 14 Canadians in action across six events
A busy week in golf sees six professional tournaments with 14 Canadians playing in them across the Americas. LPGA TOUR - Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., faces South Korea's Yaeeun Hong on the ...
May 24, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez eliminated from Morocco Open with loss to Stearns
RABAT, Morocco - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is out of the Morocco Open after a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 loss to Peyton Stearns of the United States in second-round action Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Fernandez, fr...
May 24, 2023

Stampeders sign veteran Canadian linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed
CALGARY - National linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed has signed with the Calgary Stampeders. The 29-year-old has played in 69 regular-season CFL games over five seasons with the B.C. Lions and Saskatchew...
May 24, 2023

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to quarterfinals of Lyon Open
LYON, France - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open. He beat Spain's Pablo Llamas Ruiz 7-5, 6-2 to move on at the outdoor clay court event. Auger-Aliassi...
May 24, 2023

Veteran offensive lineman Joel Figueroa comes full circle with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Joel Figueroa has come full circle. The hulking offensive lineman is back for a second stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The 33-year-old American began his CFL career with the franchise i...
May 24, 2023

Stars' Nill, Bruins' Sweeney, Panther's Zito finalists for NHL's top GM award
NEW YORK - Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars, Don Sweeney of the Boston Bruins and Bill Zito of the Florida Panthers are the finalists for the NHL's Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. The Stars...
May 24, 2023