Category Archives: Sports
Climate Changed: Canadian golf courses working to reduce ecological impact
Golf's origins date back hundreds of years to rural Scotland where the natural features of the land near Edinburgh created the hazards that golfers had to play around and sheep kept the grass well man...
Nov 10, 2022
Canada Soccer president predicts labour talks will produce 'epic, historical' deal
Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis predicts the ongoing labour talks with the Canadian men's and women's teams will produce "an epic, historical deal for pay equity." The association's collective bar...
Nov 10, 2022
AP VoteCast: How voters felt about happy hours, Taylor Swift
WASHINGTON (AP) - In Massachusetts, Democrats and Republicans could find an issue to agree on: letting bars have happy hours. Commonwealth law bans bars and other establishments from having special di...
Nov 10, 2022
Canadian team to open Billie Jean King Cup round-robin play against Italy
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canada will open its round-robin schedule at the Billie Jean King Cup today against Italy. Captain Sylvain Bruneau is expected to give the singles assignments to Leylah Ferna...
Nov 09, 2022
Dach's two-goal night helps Canadiens beat Canucks 5-2 for back-to-back wins
MONTREAL - Kirby Dach scored two goals and the Montreal Canadiens earned a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki, Arber Xhekaj and Dach gave Montreal (7-6-1) a th...
Nov 09, 2022
Anunoby, VanVleet lead Raptors to 116-109 win over Houston Rockets
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet and O.G. Anunoby combined for 59 points to drag the lethargic Toronto Raptors to a 116-109 victory over the lowly Houston Rockets on Wednesday. VanVleet had seven three-pointer...
Nov 09, 2022
Canadiens rookie Juraj Slafkovsky suspended 2 games for boarding
NEW YORK (AP) - Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky was suspended by the NHL for two games on Wednesday for boarding Matt Luff of the Detroit Red Wings. The incident happened in the thi...
Nov 09, 2022
Saucedo claimed by Mets, Blue Jays send Lawrence to triple-A Buffalo
Toronto Blue Jays left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo has been claimed off outright waivers by the New York Mets. Righty reliever Casey Lawrence cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Blue Jays'...
Nov 09, 2022
Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner's release
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are ...
Nov 09, 2022
Ever-present defender Alistair Johnston set to enter Canadian men's record book
Alistair Johnston has been a fixture for Canada the last two years, missing out on just one of the Canadian men's 29 games since the start of 2021. And on Friday, the 24-year-old CF Montreal defender ...
Nov 09, 2022