Category Archives: Sports

Simon Fraser University hires lawyer after student-athletes voice concerns
BURNABY, B.C. - Simon Fraser University has retained a Vancouver-based lawyer after concerns were raised by student-athletes. University spokesman Braden McMillan says in an emailed statement that the...
Mike VandenBosch May 05, 2023

Hatton in 3-way tie for lead at Wells Fargo; McIlroy falters
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Tyrrell Hatton shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to move into a share of the second-round lead at the Wells Fargo Championship, while Rory McIlroy's bid for a record fourth tournament...
May 05, 2023

Canada's Fernandez, partner Townsend fall in Madrid women's doubles semifinals
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez missed out on her third women's doubles final of the season when she and American partner Taylor Townsend fell 6-4, 0-6, 10-6 to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Bra...
May 05, 2023

Knights' goaltender Laurent Brossoit facing yet another former team in NHL playoffs
LAS VEGAS - Timing is everything, and doubly so for an NHL goaltender. Laurent Brossoit spent much of this season outside the NHL, but the 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., is a playoff starter for the f...
May 05, 2023

Blue Jays place reliever Pop on 15-game injured list with hamstring strain
PITTSBURGH - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed reliever Zach Pop on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Pop sustained the injury in the eighth inning of Toronto's 11-5 ...
May 05, 2023

Canada finishes seventh in men's 10m synchro at Diving World Cup
MONTREAL - Canada's Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray finished seventh in the men's 10-metre platform synchronized event at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup on Friday. Lian Junjie and Yang Hao ...
May 05, 2023

Canada 15s captain Sophie de Goede set to makes World Series sevens debut
Canada 15s captain Sophie de Goede, a nominee for World Rugby's Women's 15s Player of the Year award in 2022, will make her HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series debut next week in France. The May 12-14 HSBC...
May 05, 2023

Leafs have no doubts in turning series around despite taking 0-2 deficit on the road
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe's tone when he spoke to media on Friday was a far cry from the one he had less than 24 hours prior. The Toronto Maple Leafs head coach wore a blank expression with little to sa...
May 05, 2023

The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society tables proposal to university
BURNABY, B.C. - The Simon Fraser Football Alumni Society outlined details Friday of a proposal it sent to the school regarding the future of its football program. School president Joy Johnson announce...
May 05, 2023

Laval's Arnaud Desjardins to attend Bombers camp via CFL internship program
TORONTO - Quarterback Arnaud Desjardins ended last season celebrating a Vanier Cup championship with the Laval Rouge et Or. He will start the '23 campaign at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' training camp. ...
May 05, 2023