Category Archives: Sports
Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Viktor Hovland's round of 7-under 64 at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Thursday gave him a first-round lead for a second straight week - and left Masters champion Jon...
Apr 13, 2023
Canada beats plucky Sweden 3-2 in quarterfinals at women's world hockey championship
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Sarah Nurse scored her second goal of the game at 4:26 of overtime as Canada picked up a nervy 3-2 victory over feisty Sweden on Thursday to advance to the semifinals at the women's w...
Apr 13, 2023
Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman a late scratch due to viral illness
Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman was scratched from the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Detroit Tigers due to a viral illness. Santiago Espinal replaced him at third base and batte...
Apr 13, 2023
Five football players take legal action against Simon Fraser University
Five Simon Fraser University football players filed for an injunction against the school Thursday to reinstate its football program. The players - quarterback Gideone Kremler, defensive backs Kimo Hiu...
Apr 13, 2023
Confident Rebecca Marino continues comeback with Canada at BJK Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - Stepping on to the tennis court in Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum last year, Rebecca Marino was "awestruck a little bit." She was about to play a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier for Canada in...
Apr 13, 2023
Italian star Lorenzo Insigne upgraded to questionable for Toronto FC's weekend match
TORONTO - Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who has played just 34 minutes for Toronto FC this season because of a groin injury, has been upgraded to questionable for Saturday's game against visiti...
Apr 13, 2023
Raptors soul-searching after play-in loss
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet thinks it's time for the Toronto Raptors to move on from their 2019 NBA championship. Not necessarily a wholesale personnel change, but come to grips with the fact that they're...
Apr 13, 2023
Canada's Fernandez to face Belgium's Wickmayer in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - Canada's Leylah Fernandez will take on Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to kick off a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The 20-year-old Fernandez of Laval, Que., is the top...
Apr 13, 2023
Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers out for regular-season finale with upper-body injury
DENVER - Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss Thursday's regular-season finale against the Colorado Avalanche with an upper-body injury, head coach Rick Bowness told reporters. Ehlers' injur...
Apr 13, 2023
CPL players moving into front-office roles as teams promote from within
Veteran defender Mason Trafford started planning for life after soccer long before retiring as Cavalry FC captain in February. Trafford graduated from UNLV in 2008 with a degree in accounting and, aft...
Apr 13, 2023