Category Archives: Sports

Canadian star Joey Votto to have season-ending rotator cuff surgery
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have season-ending surgery Friday to repair a torn left rotator cuff. The 38-year-old from Toronto announced the upcoming surgery after the Reds' 1-0 win ...
Aug 17, 2022

Filly Moira installed as early 5-2 favourite for $1-million Queen’s Plate
TORONTO - She was definitely the class of the Woodbine Oaks but Kevin Attard is expecting a little more of filly Moira on Sunday. Moira was installed as the early 5-2 favourite Wednesday for the 163rd...
Aug 17, 2022

Winnipeg's Sierhuis discovers love of rowing after childhood cancer diagnosis
Katie Sierhuis describes the agonizing homestretch of a rowing race as feeling like her legs are on fire. And she cherishes every lung-busting moment. The 20-year-old from Winnipeg, who is competing i...
Aug 17, 2022

Toronto Raptors host Cleveland Cavaliers to tip off new NBA season on Oct. 19
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play nine games this season that will be nationally televised in the United States. The Raptors announced their 2022-23 season schedule on Thursday, and among the hi...
Aug 17, 2022

OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship
EDMONTON - I'm not used to wearing a parka in August. It's a necessity, though, at Rogers Place this month where I'm covering the world junior hockey championship for The Canadian Press. The thermomet...
Aug 17, 2022

CEBL's Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary to play in a larger market
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary. In a strategic move to a bigger market, the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that the Guelph franchise will call ...
Aug 17, 2022

Argos running back Harris to undergo season-ending surgery for torn pectoral muscle
TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris's first season with the Toronto Argonauts has ended prematurely. An Argos official said the club has determined Harris will require season-ending surgery after suf...
Aug 17, 2022

Defensive reinforcements could be coming for Riders in time to face Lions
Nathan Rourke and the high-flying B.C. Lions can take care of two objectives with one win Friday night. B.C. (7-1) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) to open a home-and-home series riding a fou...
Aug 17, 2022

Poll: Majority of Canadians believe sexual misconduct a major issue in youth hockey
A majority of Canadians believe sexual harassment and sexual assault are a major problem in youth hockey, according to a new study. A poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute found that 58 per cent ...
Aug 17, 2022

Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances in Cincinnati with win over de Minaur
CINCINNATI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Alex de Minaur on Wedn...
Aug 17, 2022