Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC selects goalkeeper Tomás Romero at MLS re-entry draft
Toronto FC selected goalkeeper Toms Romero in the first stage of the 2022 Major League Soccer re-entry draft on Thursday. The 21-year-old made 18 MLS appearances with Los Angeles FC as a rookie in 202...
Nov 17, 2022
Blue Bombers quarterback says he's ready to play in Grey Cup despite ankle injury
REGINA - Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros intends to play in Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts despite an injured ankle. Collaros didn't practice Wednesday or Thursda...
Nov 17, 2022
Bombers GM Walters expecting head coach O'Shea to re-sign with club in off-season
REGINA - Winnipeg GM Kyle Walters isn't worrying about the long-term future of Blue Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea. O'Shea is in the final year of his contract with Winnipeg, which will chase a third ...
Nov 17, 2022
CF Montreal's new logo for 2023 MLS season pays tribute to team's past
MONTREAL - CF Montreal's new branding borrows heavily from the soccer team's past. The Major League Soccer club unveiled its new logo on Thursday, which will be used starting in the 2023 season. The n...
Nov 17, 2022
Griner has begun serving sentence in Russian penal colony
WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday. Griner has been relocated to a ...
Nov 17, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps pick up former CF Montreal defender in MLS re-entry draft
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps picked up Canadian defender Karifa Yao in Major League Soccer's re-entry draft on Thursday. The 22-year-old centre back from Montreal came up through CF Montreal's ...
Nov 17, 2022
Senegal forward Mané ruled out of World Cup with leg injury
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Senegal forward Sadio Man will miss the World Cup because of a leg injury, the Senegalese soccer federation said Thursday. Man was injured in a German league game between Bayern Mun...
Nov 17, 2022
Argos quarterback Bethel-Thompson looks to cap breakout season with Grey Cup win
REGINA - McLeod Bethel-Thompson has had a meandering journey through professional football, but he's not about to get caught up what a Grey Cup championship would mean to his career. The 34-year-old T...
Nov 17, 2022
Next-level opposition awaits Canada's World Cup team in Qatar
Canada turned heads in topping the final round of World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF region. Now comes a string of next-level tests at the World Cup, starting with No. 2 Belgium. The Canadian men ar...
Nov 17, 2022
Cavallini scores winner on late penalty as Canada tops Japan 2-1 in World Cup tuneup
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - A Lucas Cavallini penalty kick in extra time that barely crossed the line provided Canada with an upset 2-1 win against Japan in its FIFA World Cup tuneup on Thursda...
Nov 17, 2022