Category Archives: Sports
Swimmer Summer McIntosh wins Northern Star Award after dominant Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Swimmer Summer McIntosh has won the Northern Star Award as Canada's athlete of the year after a dominant performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 18-year-old from Toronto won three gold m...
Dec 10, 2024
Scottie Barnes wearing air cast boot to protect sprained right ankle
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that Scottie Barnes has a sprained right ankle. Barnes was wearing an air cast boot and walking with a cane at Scotiabank Arena during practice this mornin...
Dec 10, 2024
Toronto FC's Insigne made available in MLS expansion draft but unlikely to be taken
Toronto FC has left designated player Lorenzo Insigne unprotected in the MLS expansion draft, knowing the Italian star's big-ticket salary will likely deter expansion San Diego FC. MLS teams are allow...
Dec 10, 2024
Curling Canada unveils 16 mixed doubles teams vying to wear Maple Leaf in 2026
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - The field for the Olympic mixed doubles curling trials includes a who's who of Canadian curling. The 16 teams announced Tuesday compete Dec. 30, 2024, to Jan. 4, 2025, in Liverpool, ...
Dec 10, 2024
McIntosh sets world record in 400 freestyle at short-course swimming championships
BUDAPEST - Summer McIntosh won the women's 400-metre freestyle in a world-record time Tuesday at the world short-course swimming championships. The 18-year-old from Toronto swam to victory in three mi...
Dec 10, 2024
FIFA economic assessment sees positive numbers arising from 2026 World Cup
TORONTO - The 2026 FIFA World Cup will contribute up to $3.8 billion in "positive economic output" for Canada as a host nation, according to a FIFA economic impact assessment. That amount is split bet...
Dec 10, 2024
MLSE's Tanenbaum, Franco-Nevada's Lassonde named to Canadian Business Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment chair Larry Tanenbaum and former Rio Tinto Alcan chief executive Jacynthe Ct are among those named to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame today. Tanenbaum ...
Dec 10, 2024
Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski win Tennis Canada awards
TORONTO - Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski were named Tennis Canada's players of the year on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 29 from Montreal, was also named men's sin...
Dec 10, 2024
Kirby Dach snaps scoring drought with clutch goal off 'lucky bounce'
MONTREAL - Across 240 career NHL games, Montreal Canadiens centre Kirby Dach had never before found himself in such a long stretch of games without a goal. It had been 19 straight games since Dach las...
Dec 09, 2024
NHL roundup: Red Wings snap five-game skid by beating Sabres 6-5 in a shootout
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Andrew Copp scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a five-game skid by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a shootout on Monday night. Copp's second goal started Buf...
Dec 09, 2024