Category Archives: Sports
Stampeders, Lions kick off '22 CFL playoffs in West Division semifinal matchup
Home field wasn't an advantage this season when the B.C. Lions and Calgary Stampeders squared off. In each of the three regular-season meetings, the road team emerged victorious as B.C. won the season...
Nov 02, 2022
Clinching berth early will pay off in the road to the 2024 Paris Olympics
After barely squeaking into the world championship final as the eighth and last qualifier, Canada's women's gymnastics team knew there was only one way to go from there - up. "All we said was, 'We can...
Nov 02, 2022
Tony Hawk uses skateboarding to teach community organizing
Sara Campos remembers being inspired to start skateboarding after playing Tony Hawk videogames on the California family's PlayStation 2. Campos, 23, who uses they/them pronouns, never dreamed they wou...
Nov 02, 2022
Gushue's rink thumps Japan 11-2 at Pan Continental Curling Championships
CALGARY - Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 2-1 at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships with an 11-2 win over Japan in Wednesday's early draw. Gushue's team from St. John's, N.L., opened...
Nov 02, 2022
Quarterbacks Collaros, Bethel-Thompson lead CFL all-star teams
TORONTO - League passing leader McLeod Bethel-Thompson and CFL outstanding player award winner Zach Collaros top the respective divisional all-star teams. The CFL unveiled the East and West Division a...
Nov 02, 2022
TVO, NBA unveil collaboration to create educational resources for Ontario students
TORONTO - Jeffrey Orridge is combining his two lifelong passions. The TVO Media Education Group (TVO) and NBA announced Wednesday a multi-year collaboration to create and share educational resources f...
Nov 02, 2022
Auger-Aliassime increases winning streak to 14 matches with close win over Ymer
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime kept his winning streak alive with a razor-thin 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (6) win over Sweden's Mikael Ymer in second-round action Wednesday at the Paris Masters tenni...
Nov 02, 2022
Herdman summons largely MLS roster to camp in Bahrain ahead of World Cup
Canada coach John Herdman has summoned his MLS troops for a camp and international friendly in Bahrain before assembling his full squad ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Herdman has called in 20 MLS pl...
Nov 02, 2022
With gambling in NHL sphere, players weigh in on future of 'vague' injury disclosures
Leon Draisaitl was hurting - big time. And it was clear for everyone to see. The Edmonton Oilers centre dealt with an obvious ankle injury throughout the majority of last spring's NHL playoffs. But as...
Nov 02, 2022
Schoen, Harris and Leonard named CFL's top performers for month of October
TORONTO - Receiver Dalton Schoen, quarterback Trevor Harris and defensive back Richard Leonard were named the CFL's top performers for the month of October on Wednesday. Schoen had 13 catches for 328 ...
Nov 02, 2022