Category Archives: Sports
Thunderbirds look to lean on big-game experience in run for first Memorial Cup title
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Seattle Thunderbirds are looking to continue using the big-game experience they possess to their advantage at the Memorial Cup. Dylan Guenther is among six players on the Thunderb...
May 31, 2023
From formative days in Kitchener to the NBA Finals, Canada's Murray in spotlight
KITCHENER, Ont. - When Canadian NBA star Jamal Murray was a teenager at the Orangeville Prep Basketball Academy, he declined to have a mobile phone for most of his two years with the program. He wante...
May 31, 2023
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Jett Woo to one-year contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks signed defenceman Jett Woo to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday. Woo, 22, has spent the last three seasons playing for Vancouver's American Hockey League affi...
May 31, 2023
Eight Canadian divers qualify for world championships
Eight divers will represent Canada at this year's World Aquatics Championships from July 14-22 in Fukuoka, Japan. Pamela Ware, Mia Vallee, Caeli McKay, Elaena Dick and Kate Miller will compete on the ...
May 31, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays add sensory room, infant-feeding room to Rogers Centre
TORONTO - A new sensory room and infant-feeding room have been added to Rogers Centre as the Toronto Blue Jays work toward making their ballpark more accessible. The new rooms are part of the ongoing ...
May 31, 2023
Canadian safety Adeleke already an elder statement on Ticats' defence at age 27
HAMILTON - Tunde Adeleke is only 27, but he's already an elder statesman on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defence. The five-foot-10, 208-pound Adeleke is entering his sixth CFL season and fourth with Hamilt...
May 31, 2023
Oilers acquire rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe from Rangers for fifth-round pick
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers traded a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to the New York Rangers for the rights to prospect Jayden Grubbe. Grubbe, 20, has 39 goals and 95 assists in 194 Western H...
May 31, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs hire Brad Treliving as team's new GM
TORONTO - Brad Treliving is the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team made the announcement Wednesday, less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas. The 53-year-old Treliving left th...
May 31, 2023
CF Montreal introducing a women's program to its academy
MONTREAL - CF Montreal is introducing a women's program to its academy, the club announced Wednesday. The CF Montreal Academy is taking over the Women's Excel Program, a Soccer Quebec national develop...
May 31, 2023
Canada's Denis Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, Alcaraz awaits
PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovlaov has advanced to the third round at the French Open for the first time with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Italy's Matteo Arnaldi. To go any further, he'll need to get ...
May 31, 2023