Category Archives: Sports

Ex-Quebec junior hockey league players plead guilty to sexual assault of teen
QUEBEC - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in June 2021. Massimo Siciliano and Nicolas Daigle, both 21, are former Victoriaville Tigres players...
Oct 11, 2023

Devils coach Lindy Ruff has been given a multi-year contact extension on the eve of the season
Less than a year after leading the New Jersey Devils to their best regular season, coach Lindy Ruff has been signed to a multi-year contract extension. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the sig...
Oct 11, 2023

Toronto's Chad Kelly earns CFL honour roll nod among quarterbacks
TORONTO - A return to the starting lineup earned quarterback Chad Kelly a top grade in the CFL's weekly honour roll. Kelly earned a score of 90.4 for his play in the Toronto Argonauts 35-12 home win o...
Oct 11, 2023

Former Jays reliever Bass says his release last June 'was not a baseball decision'
Former Toronto pitcher Anthony Bass said he reached out to the MLB Players Association after the Blue Jays released him last June, and disagreed with general manager Ross Atkins' assertion that the mo...
Oct 11, 2023

TMU men's soccer team cleared to play after investigation into 'serious' behaviour
Toronto Metropolitan University's men's soccer team has been cleared to proceed after an investigation was conducted into what the school described as "serious and concerning behaviour." TMU said in a...
Oct 11, 2023

Brian Burke 'deeply disappointed' by NHL's ban of on-ice support for community causes
Longtime NHL executive Brian Burke says the league's decision to ban on-ice support for community causes, which includes the use of rainbow-coloured stick tape on Pride nights, is a "surprising and se...
Oct 11, 2023

Influential midfielder Stephen Eustaquio to miss Canada soccer friendly in Japan
Canada will be without influential midfielder Stephen Eustaquio when it takes on Japan in an international soccer friendly on Friday in Niigata. Canada Soccer said the 26-year-old from Leamington, Ont...
Oct 11, 2023

Holy Mackinaw! Joe Bowen excited for 42nd season as Maple Leafs' radio voice
TORONTO - Some pre-game challenges made for a memorable debut when Joe Bowen became the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs over four decades ago. He took them on with aplomb and was soon on his way to a...
Oct 11, 2023

All seven Canadian NHL teams set to open 2023-24 campaign
All seven Canadian teams will play their season openers tonight in the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs open the 2023-24 campaign against fellow Original Six franchise and rival the Montreal Canadiens at ...
Oct 11, 2023

Golden Knights raise Stanley Cup banner, beat Kraken 4-1 in opener
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jonathan Marchessault scored, Adin Hill made 23 saves and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Tuesday night after a banner-raising ceremony. C...
Oct 10, 2023