Category Archives: Sports
NFL suspends 5 players for violating gambling policy
NEW YORK - Three NFL players were suspended indefinitely Friday for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while two other players, including the 12th overall draft pick a year ago, received six-gam...
Apr 21, 2023
Top lightweights Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush to meet in UFC 289 co-main event
A lightweight bout between former champion Charles (do Bronx) Oliveira and Beneil Dariush has been confirmed as the co-main event of UFC 289 in Vancouver. Oliveira (33-9-0 with one no-contest) is rank...
Apr 21, 2023
Cooled Jets: Some outlets covering road games remotely instead of staffing in person
LAS VEGAS - Gary Lawless spent years in the media business in Winnipeg before leaving journalism in 2017 for a similar job in Las Vegas. A longtime writer and broadcaster, Lawless was part of the Mani...
Apr 21, 2023
Toronto FC travels to Philadelphia looking to better execute on offence
Toronto FC visits the Philadelphia Union on Saturday in a matchup of MLS teams that are not where they want to be - in ninth and 10th place in the Eastern Conference, respectively. With a league-high ...
Apr 21, 2023
Toronto Raptors fire head coach Nick Nurse
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse, the team announced on Friday. Nurse joined the Raptors organization in 2013 as an assistant coach before being named the ninth head coac...
Apr 21, 2023
Elon Musk's Twitter drops government-funded media labels
Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification chec...
Apr 21, 2023
'Fun place to play:' Las Vegas' Whitecloud ready to take on Jets in home province
Thousands of kilometres from the Las Vegas desert landscape, members from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in southwestern Manitoba donned Vegas Golden Knights jerseys as they watched the team battle the Wi...
Apr 21, 2023
CF Montreal looking to end homestand with win against Red Bulls
MONTREAL - With their three-game homestand coming to a close, CF Montreal are looking to build some momentum heading into a match against New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening. Amid a worst-ever star...
Apr 21, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs showed their mettle but now the attention turns to the Edmonton Oilers. Here are five things to know as we head into Friday's post-season action: MCDAVID TIME? Edmonton Oilers ...
Apr 21, 2023
Stephenson scores winner as Golden Knights tie series with 5-2 victory over Jets
LAS VEGAS - Vegas forward Chandler Stephenson scored the game-winning goal early in the third period and Mark Stone added two late goals as the Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Thursday ni...
Apr 20, 2023