Category Archives: Sports
Quebec Superior Court judge authorizes QMJHL hazing class-action lawsuit
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League and its teams over alleged hazing abuse. Justice Jacques G. Bouchard gave the s...
Apr 10, 2024
Adam Silver says gambling probe of Toronto's Jontay Porter could lead to banishment from league
NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto's Jontay Porter could face expulsion from the league if the gambling-related accusations against him are found to be true, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday. Silver, ...
Apr 10, 2024
Preparations are being made for a potential NHL team in Salt Lake City
Preparations are being made behind the scenes and in the public eye in case an NHL team is in Salt Lake City sooner than later. Prospective owner Ryan Smith on social media earlier this week solicited...
Apr 10, 2024
Message delivered: When NHL head coaches go public with criticism
Sheldon Keefe walked into the Maple Leafs locker room and did something he loathed. Toronto's head coach addressed his team after a loss - a particularly ugly one at that. He called out his leaders, i...
Apr 10, 2024
Three-time Grey Cup champion Shawn Lemon announces retirement from football
Veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon, who won three Grey Cups with three different organizations, announced his CFL retirement Wednesday. The 35-year-old Lemon had signed a one-year contract extensio...
Apr 10, 2024
Fury says Usyk won't overcome size difference in the fight to crown the undisputed heavyweight champ
MORECAMBE, England (AP) - For Tyson Fury, size will count for everything in his fight with Oleksandr Usyk to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000. Usyk, a former cruiserweight, m...
Apr 10, 2024
Jones, Jacobs rebound from lopsided losses at Players' Championship
TORONTO - Jennifer Jones and Brad Jacobs bounced back from lopsided tournament-opening losses with victories in Wednesday's early draw at the Grand Slam of Curling's Players' Championship. Winnipeg's ...
Apr 10, 2024
Soon to be a 2-time Olympic host city, Salt Lake City’s zest for the Games is now an outlier
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Reminders of the 2002 Winter Olympics are nestled in every nook and cranny of Utah's capital city, from a towering Olympic cauldron that overlooks the Salt Lake Valley to an Olym...
Apr 10, 2024
Arkansas hires John Calipari to coach the Razorbacks, a day after stepping down from Kentucky
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas hired John Calipari as men's basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA champio...
Apr 10, 2024
Lane Hutson focused on NCAA Men's Frozen Four, but NHL looms for Canadiens prospect
Lane Hutson has never had any issue staying in the moment. And the defenceman's razor-sharp focus is currently on helping Boston University secure its sixth U.S. college hockey title at the NCAA Men's...
Apr 10, 2024