Category Archives: Sports
G.W. Graham football team visits U.S. development camp to hone their skills
CHENEY, WASHINGTON - Under new head coach Ryk Piche, the opportunity for the G.W. Graham football team to learn from some Division 1 coaches and players was just too good to pass up.Thirty players fro...
Jul 05, 2023
Blue Jays ready for MLB draft despite losing second-round pick after Bassitt signing
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will have a long wait between picks when Major League Baseball holds its draft this weekend. Shane Farrell, the team's director of amateur scouting, believes the Blue J...
Jul 05, 2023
Hockey Diversity Alliance feels betrayed, says NHL 'late to party' in launching inclusion coalition
Akim Aliu and his fellow members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance say they feel betrayed and confused by the NHL's decision to launch - or as far as the HDA is concerned, re-launch - an inclusion comm...
Jul 05, 2023
Top-ranked Canadian amateur Monet Chun one of four Canucks at U.S. Women's Open
Monet Chun knows she's good. This week, she'll get to see just how good. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., is one of four Canadians who will tee off at the U.S. Women's Open, the third major of the ...
Jul 05, 2023
Defensive back Robertson Daniel among five Argos to earn CFL weekly honours
TORONTO - Defensive back Robertson Daniel, who had three interceptions and a pick-six in Toronto's 45-24 home win over the B.C. Lions on Monday night, was among five Argonauts recognized Wednesday in ...
Jul 05, 2023
Coaching and motherhood the new frontier in Canada's high-performance coaching ranks
When Shannon Winzer moved back to Canada from Australia to take an assistant coaching job with Volleyball Canada, her heart pounded when she asked head coach Tom Black if she could arrive an hour late...
Jul 05, 2023
Yankees pitcher Cordero is suspended for the rest of the season under MLB's domestic violence policy
NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero was suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday for violating the sport's domestic violence policy. MLB said th...
Jul 05, 2023
Canada's Raonic a winner in Grand Slam return, beats Novak in Wimbledon opener
LONDON - Milos Raonic made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis on Wednesday with a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Austria's Dennis Novak in first-round action at Wimbledon. The hard-serving ...
Jul 05, 2023
Veteran quarterback Masoli to make his first start of the season for Redblacks
It's been a long road back for Jeremiah Masoli. The veteran quarterback will get the start Saturday when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It will come a year to the day when Masoli ...
Jul 05, 2023
Canadiens sign top draft pick David Reinbacher to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed fifth-overall draft pick David Reinbacher to a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 194-pound defenceman from Austria, had 22 point...
Jul 05, 2023