Category Archives: Sports
Ottawa Redblacks select OL Dontae Bull first overall in CFL draft
TORONTO - The Ottawa Redblacks selected offensive lineman Dontae Bull first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night. The six-foot-seven, 320-pound Victoria native started seven games at right tackle fo...
May 02, 2023
Interim president Charmaine Crooks faces one challenger in Canada Soccer election
Interim president Charmaine Crooks will face former Canada Soccer vice-president Rob Newman for the top elected job at the governing body's annual meeting this week in Saint John, N.B. Crooks, a Canad...
May 02, 2023
Leafs Marner included in Selke Trophy finalists, Lady Byng finalists also revealed
Forward Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs is one of three finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. The NHL revealed its three finalists on Tuesday for the award that goers to "the forward who be...
May 02, 2023
BC Hockey offering support to youth players following BCHL break away announcement
SAANICHTON - The president of B.C. Hockey says his organization is disappointed but not surprised by the British Columbia Hockey League's decision to leave Hockey Canada. Cam Hope, the president of th...
May 02, 2023
AP source: Grizzlies have no plans to bring back Canadian Dillon Brooks
The Memphis Grizzlies have no plans to bring Dillon Brooks back to the team when he hits free agency this summer, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. Brooks, from Mississauga, Ont.,...
May 02, 2023
Game 2 of second-round series between Golden Knights and Oilers pushed back a day
NEW YORK - The NHL has rescheduled Game 2 of the second-round playoff series between the Oilers and Golden Knights, a move that would affect fans that had already made arrangements to travel from Edmo...
May 02, 2023
Forge FC promotes Jelani Smith as it continues to revamp front office structure
HAMILTON - Forge FC continued its front office restructuring Tuesday, promoting Jelani Smith to director of soccer operations. The former Canada youth international has served as the Canadian Premier ...
May 02, 2023
Reports: PSG suspends Messi for 2 weeks for trip to SArabia
PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Mes...
May 02, 2023
Florida Panthers coach Maurice reflects on Toronto tenure 15 years later
TORONTO - Paul Maurice was driving home from the rink one day. Then came an epiphany. In the pressure cooker of hockey's most intense media market, the then-head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs had j...
May 02, 2023
Canada's bid to make 2024 Copa America as guest team will involve just one opponent
Canada will need to dispatch just one opponent to qualify for the 2024 Copa America as one of CONCACAF's six guest teams. Under guidelines released Tuesday by CONCACAF, the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica...
May 02, 2023