Category Archives: Sports
Competition for role in CF Montreal attack heats up as season opener nears
CF Montreal had one of the most lethal attacks in Major League Soccer last season, finishing fifth in goals scored en route posting to the third best record in the league. After losing one of the driv...
Feb 16, 2023
Toronto Argos remaining patient with veterans Bethel-Thompson, Muamba
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts continue to give veteran starter McLeod Bethel-Thompson time to ponder his football future. Bethel-Thompson became a CFL free agent Tuesday and has yet to re-sign with ...
Feb 16, 2023
Former Calgary Flames assistant coach Paul Jerrard dies at 57
Paul Jerrard, one of the few Black assistant coaches in the NHL during his three stints in the league over the past two decades, has died, the University of Omaha announced Thursday. He was 57. A spok...
Feb 16, 2023
Thomson to NL champ Phillies as camp begins: Ease into this
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a simple message before the National League champions took the field Thursday for their first spring training workout for pitchers...
Feb 16, 2023
Traditionally stronger in the first half, Gausman seeks consistency over full season
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Starter Kevin Gausman was as advertised in his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays after signing a lucrative long-term contract with the team. One of the anchors of the 2022 starti...
Feb 16, 2023
NHLPA names U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as executive director
WASHINGTON (AP) - The NHL Players' Association has hired U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh as its executive director. The union said Thursday its executive board with representatives from all 32 clu...
Feb 16, 2023
Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) - Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one o...
Feb 16, 2023
Canadian rugby men get players back from injury ahead of Los Angeles Sevens
Alex Russell and Lockie Kratz return from injury to bolster Canada's lineup for the Feb. 25-26 Los Angeles Sevens, the sixth stop on the men's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Alex Russell and Kratz la...
Feb 16, 2023
Edmonton Elks sign veteran players Michael Domagala and Tobi Antigha
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks signed Canadian kicker Michael Domagala and American linebacker Tobi Antigha on Thursday. Domagala, of St. Catharines, Ont., spent the last two seasons with the Hamilton T...
Feb 16, 2023
William Nylander taking centre stage with Maple Leafs in 2022-23
TORONTO - William Nylander had mostly been cast in a Maple Leafs' supporting role. With fellow stars Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares garnering the majority of the attention as members o...
Feb 16, 2023