Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Pacific Kansas City extends sponsorship of LPGA's Canadian Women's Open
VANCOUVER - Canadian Pacific Kansas City has extended its sponsorship of the LPGA Tour's Canadian Women's Open. The new agreement keeps CPKC as the title sponsor for the 2025 and 2026 tournaments with...
Jul 10, 2023
'Driving Miss Daisy' director Bruce Beresford to helm biopic on golfer Moe Norman
Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford has signed on to helm a film based on the life of Canadian golf legend Moe Norman. The director behind "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Tender Mercies" says in a rele...
Jul 10, 2023
Yankees' Gerrit Cole and Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen to start MLB All-Star Game
SEATTLE (AP) - The New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole will start Tuesday night's All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona's Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL. AL manager Dusty Baker of ...
Jul 10, 2023
Source: Redblacks have contacted Bethel-Thompson regarding CFL return
The Ottawa Redblacks have reached out to McLeod Bethel-Thompson about a potential return to the CFL. According to a league source, Ottawa (1-3) has made an inquiry to the veteran quarterback. On Satur...
Jul 10, 2023
Fernandez, partner out of Wimbledon mixed doubles with 3rd-round loss to British pair
LONDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to the British tandem of Olivia Nicholls and Jonny O'Mara on Monday in third-round mixed doubles action at Wimble...
Jul 10, 2023
Canada coach Bev Priestman looks to provide balance for players at World Cup
When the Canadian women's soccer team struck gold at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021, it did so in a COVID bubble far from family and friends. And while the World Cup in Australia and New Zea...
Jul 10, 2023
Vancouver Canucks reach affiliation deal with ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed a one-year affiliation contract with the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings. It will mark the fourth time the K-Wings have acted as the Canucks' secondary minor-leagu...
Jul 10, 2023
Venus Williams granted wild card to compete at National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Venus Williams will be competing at the National Bank Open in August. Tennis Canada announced Monday that the 43-year-old has received a wild-card entry into the main draw of the tournament...
Jul 10, 2023
Canadiens sign forward Mitchell Stephens to one-year, two-way contract
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Mitchell Stephens to a one-year, two-way contract. The 26-year-old from Peterborough, Ont., had 20 goals and 21 assists in 68 games with the...
Jul 10, 2023
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person at a fe...
Jul 10, 2023