Category Archives: Sports
All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has...
May 19, 2023
CF Montreal look to get back to winning against New York Red Bulls
MONTREAL - Despite losing 3-0 to FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, CF Montreal is staying positive heading into Saturday's road match against the New York Red Bulls. "We're going to stay calm, we're going t...
May 19, 2023
Canada's Bouchard retires from Firenze Open quarterfinal against Errani
FLORENCE, Italy - Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard is out of the Firenze Ladies Open after she retired from her quarterfinal match against Italy's Sara Errani. Bouchard, took three medical time...
May 19, 2023
Five-minute intervals have Roughnecks a win away from National Lacrosse League final
You can set your watch to the Calgary Roughnecks' playstyle. In fact, they do. Captain Jesse King and his teammates break every National Lacrosse League game into five-minute sections and focus on win...
May 19, 2023
Toronto FC travels to Texas with holes in its roster but hope of a turnaround
Going through the health of Toronto FC players has become a ritual of late at coach Bob Bradley availabilities. It usually takes a while. "Who are we thinking about?" Bradley said in the buildup to Sa...
May 19, 2023
Toronto Marlies cut loose entire coaching staff
TORONTO - The Toronto Marlies won't be renewing the contracts of head coach Greg Moore and assistants A.J. MacLean and John Snowden, the club announced Friday. The move by the top affiliate of the Tor...
May 19, 2023
Canadian Olympic sprinter Donovan Bailey joins Neko Sparks bid to buy Senators
Former Canadian Olympic sprinter Donovan Bailey is joining the bid led by Los Angeles-based producer Neko Sparks to buy the NHL's Ottawa Senators, the 55-year-old announced on Twitter. Bailey won gold...
May 19, 2023
Kyle Dubas out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs after five seasons
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas is out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team said Friday it is "parting ways" with the 37-year-old executive, whose contract was scheduled to expire June 30. The...
May 19, 2023
CFL will live stream exhibition, regular-season games for first time in 2023
TORONTO - The CFL will live stream both exhibition and regular-season games starting in 2023. The league announced Friday that fans in Canada will have free access to exhibition contests not being car...
May 19, 2023
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign decorated Australian punter Korsak
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Australian punter Adam Korsak on Friday. The six-foot, 185-pound Korsak was Saskatchewan's first pick, third overall, of the 2023 CFL global draft. The Aus...
May 19, 2023