Category Archives: Sports
Now-banned Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers indicat...
Jul 03, 2024
Canadian women to face Australia in preparation for Olympic title defence
Canada will face 12th-ranked Australia in an International friendly on July 13 in Marbella, Spain, as part of its final preparations for defence of its Olympic women's soccer title. After facing the M...
Jul 03, 2024
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. named CFL's top offensive player for June
TORONTO - B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was named the CFL's offensive player for the month of June on Wednesday. Adams received a grade of 93.9 in helping B.C. (3-1) enjoy a solid start to t...
Jul 03, 2024
Hamilton Tiger-Cats hire McKnight as their special-teams co-ordinator
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats hired Dennis McKnight as their special-teams co-ordinator Wednesday. The move comes a day after the CFL club and former special-teams co-ordinator Paul Boudreau part...
Jul 03, 2024
Jessica Campbell will be the first woman on an NHL bench as assistant coach with the Seattle Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) - Jessica Campbell will become the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL franchise after the Seattle Kraken hired her as an assistant coach Wednesday. Campbell has spent the past two...
Jul 03, 2024
'I want to win': Desharnais brings size, grit to Vancouver Canucks' blue line
VANCOUVER - Before he put pen to paper on a contract with a new NHL team on Monday, Vincent Desharnais received a phone call. On the line were Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet and assistant b...
Jul 03, 2024
Senators sign defenceman Matthew Andonovski to a three-year, entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Matthew Andonovski to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The 19-year-old from Markham, Ont., spent the past three...
Jul 03, 2024
Patterson to make first CFL start when Riders host Argonauts
It will now be up to Shea Patterson to keep the Saskatchewan Roughriders on their winning path. Patterson makes his first career CFL start Thursday night when Saskatchewan (3-0) hosts the Toronto Argo...
Jul 03, 2024
Andreescu through to third round at Wimbledon with win over Novoska
LONDON - Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over 26th-seed Linda Novoska of Czechia on Wednesday. Andreescu won on her first match point, scorin...
Jul 03, 2024
Vancouver's 'Phil Wizard' first-ever breaker named to Canada's Olympic team
TORONTO - Philip Kim, who competes as "B-Boy Phil Wizard," is set to make Canadian sports history this summer as the country's first-ever Olympic breaking athlete. Canada DanceSport, Breaking Canada a...
Jul 03, 2024