Category Archives: Sports

Former players Arthur, Bucknor among participants in Diversity in Football Program
TORONTO - Former CFL players Jabari Arthur and Matt Bucknor will be among nine participants in the league's Diversity in Football Program. The nine participants will join a CFL team's football operati...
Apr 12, 2023

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk fined $5K for cross-checking
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk was fined $5,000 on Wednesday for cross-checking Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson. The incident occurred at 19:10 of the third period of Tuesday n...
Apr 12, 2023

Sophomore receiver Tyson Philpot sees opportunity to excel in 2023 with Alouettes
Once again, Tyson Philpot will play football minus a brother. The Montreal Alouettes receiver spent his rookie campaign without his twin brother, Jalen, a receiver with the Calgary Stampeders. The two...
Apr 12, 2023

Canada's Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser, Tessa Virtue and Clara Hughes are among dozens of former Canadian Olympians banned from entering Russia for signing a statement encouraging the removal of Russian athletes from ne...
Apr 12, 2023

Forge FC executive Costa Smyrniotis joins Canadian Premier League front office
TORONTO - Costa Smyrniotis, who helped build Forge FC into a championship franchise, is joining the Canadian Premier League as executive vice-president, soccer. Smyrniotis, who served as director of f...
Apr 12, 2023

With NHL in the midst of an offensive surge, defending comes at a premium in 2023
Martin St. Louis recalls having to pay a much higher price. Rod Brind'Amour vividly remembers the punishment he endured getting to the front of the net throughout his NHL career. And Paul Maurice poin...
Apr 12, 2023

Canadian fighter has modest shopping list after winning million-dollar PFL purse
Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier didn't go crazy with the US$1-million cheque he won with the Professional Fighters League lightweight title in November. Unlike other MMA promotions, the ...
Apr 12, 2023

Win or go home: Toronto Raptors host Chicago Bulls in NBA play-in tournament
TORONTO - Win, or go home - that's what the Toronto Raptors are up against. The No. 9 seed Raptors (41-41) host the No. 10 Chicago Bulls (40-42) in the NBA's Eastern Conference play-in tournament on W...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 12, 2023

Bouchard scores OT winner, Oilers beat Avalanche 2-1
DENVER (AP) - Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal 1:50 into overtime, Stuart Skinner stopped 28 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night for their eighth strai...
Apr 11, 2023

Miller, power play carry Canucks past Ducks, 3-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Elias Pettersson had two assists and crossed the 100-point mark for t...
Apr 11, 2023