Category Archives: Sports

Toronto to host the 2024 NHL all-star game
SUNRISE, Fla. - The 2024 NHL all-star game will be played in Toronto. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement Saturday during this year's all-star event in Sunrise, Fla. "It's going to be ...
Feb 04, 2023

Argonauts, kicker Boris Bede agree to one-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed American kicker Boris Bede to a one-year contract extension. The 33-year-old converted a career-high 43 field goals in 2022, and added another three in Toro...
Feb 04, 2023

Canada's Andreescu retires from Thailand Open semifinal because of shoulder injury
HUA HIN, Thailand (AP) - Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine reached her first final in four years after top-seeded Bianca Andreescu of Canada retired with a shoulder injury during their semifinal match at the ...
Feb 04, 2023

Stephen Eustaquio, Cloe Lacasse win Canada Soccer Player of the Month award
TORONTO - Midfielder Stephen Eustaquio and forward Cloe Lacasse have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for January. Eustaquio scored twice and led FC Porto to the Portuguese League Cup w...
Feb 04, 2023

Grenier, Crawford lead Canada into world alpine ski championship
CALGARY - James Crawford and Valrie Grenier lead Canada's alpine ski team into the world championship starting Monday in Courchevel and Mribel, France. The 13-skier squad announced Saturday by Alpine ...
Feb 04, 2023

McMaster men's basketball team punished for player eligibility violation
HAMILTON - McMaster University's men's basketball team will forfeit two regular-season games played last month due to the participation of an ineligible student-athlete. U Sports said McMaster disclos...
Feb 04, 2023

Irish MMA star Conor McGregor to face Michael Chandler in return to UFC action
Irish MMA star Conor (Notorious) McGregor is returning to action to face (Iron) Michel Chandler after the two serve as rival coaches on "The Ultimate Fighter." Season 31 of the UFC's reality TV show w...
Feb 04, 2023

Nunavut speedskater wins three gold ulus at Arctic Winter Games
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Akutaq Williamson Bathory will be heading home to Iqaluit with three gold ulus from the Arctic Winter Games, medals named and shaped after traditional Inuit knives. The 17-year-...
Feb 04, 2023

'Thrill of the chase': Pin swapping a sport of its own at the Arctic Winter Games
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Beyond the wrestling mats, ice rinks and slopes at the Arctic Winter Games, there's another beloved unofficial sport underway. New and seasoned pin traders, affectionately known...
Feb 04, 2023

Canada's Marion Thenault scores silver in World Cup aerials
DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah - Canada's Marion Thenault claimed silver in women's World Cup aerials on Friday. The Sherbrooke, Que., native finished with a final score of 97.99 from her second jump. Austr...
Feb 03, 2023