Category Archives: Sports
Putellas wins women’s Ballon d’Or for second straight year
PARIS (AP) - Spanish player Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second straight year on Monday following another outstanding season with Barcelona. Putellas scored 42 goals and deliver...
Oct 17, 2022
Ujiri confident Raptors can be among league's best once again by building from inside
TORONTO - The rebuilding Toronto Raptors were a revelation last season. Picked by virtually no one to make any noise, the Raptors won 48 games to finish fifth in the Eastern Conference and gave the Ph...
Oct 17, 2022
Defending-champion Bombers only CFL team to have pinned down their playoff future
Five teams have clinched CFL playoff berths but only Zach Collaros and the Grey Cup-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers know when and where they'll be once the postseason begins. Winnipeg (league-best 14-3...
Oct 17, 2022
Wheelchair star Esther Vergeer on Tennis Hall of Fame ballot
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Dutch wheelchair star Esther Vergeer is among three new International Tennis Hall of Fame nominees for the Class of 2023 announced Monday, joining the half-dozen holdovers from th...
Oct 17, 2022
Crosby, McDavid, Oettinger named NHL's Three Stars of the week
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Jake Oettinger were named the NHL's three stars of the week on Monday. Crosby was named the first star as he led his Pittsburgh Penguins to two consecutive victories ...
Oct 17, 2022
Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius to miss season finale with spleen injury
Edmonton Elks starting quarterback Taylor Cornelius is set to miss the team's season finale due to a spleen injury, the team announced Monday. Cornelius suffered the injury on Saturday in the team's 2...
Oct 17, 2022
Canada ends South Korea's unbeaten run with 7-6 win at mixed curling worlds
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada's Jean-Michel Menard led his rink to a 7-6 extra-end victory over previously unbeaten South Korea at the world mixed curling championships on Monday. Coming off a two...
Oct 17, 2022
Canada's Nestor makes 2023 ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame
Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor has been named to the ballot for the 2023 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday. Nestor, who is among seven returning nominees in the player cate...
Oct 17, 2022
Toronto FC takes MLS pay to new heights with US$14 million for Lorenzo Insigne
Toronto FC has taken MLS pay to new heights with Italian star Lorenzo Insigne making US$14 million annually, according to new figures released by the Major League Soccer Players Association. At $14 mi...
Oct 17, 2022
Neymar arrives in court for trial over Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A few hours after scoring the winning goal in Paris Saint-Germain's victory over Marseille in the French league, Neymar arrived in court in Spain on Monday to face a trial for ...
Oct 17, 2022