Category Archives: Sports
Teenage forward Alyssa Thompson goes first overall in NWSL draft to Angel City FC
Angel City FC took teenage forward Alyssa Thompson with the first pick in the National Women's Soccer League draft Thursday. The 18-year-old Thompson, named the 2021 Gatorade High School Soccer Player...
Jan 12, 2023
Toronto FC signs well-travelled Norwegian forward Adama Diomande
Toronto FC has signed veteran Norwegian forward Adama Diomande through 2024 with an option for 2025. Diomande, who turns 33 next month, was with Norway's Odds BK most recently but previously played fo...
Jan 12, 2023
Warm weather postpones Quebec's snowboard cross World Cup
MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, Que. - A World Cup snowboard cross event in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que., has been postponed because of warm temperatures and lack of snow. The "Bataille Royale," scheduled for Feb. 4-5, w...
Jan 12, 2023
Stellato-Dudek aiming for first Canadian figure skating, at age 39
OSHAWA, Ont. - Deanna Stellato-Dudek hopes to capture her first Canadian figure skating title - at the age of 39, and more than 20 years after she initially retired from the sport. But a viral infecti...
Jan 12, 2023
McDonagh looks back at Leafs-Lightning series, talks new challenge with Predators
TORONTO - Ryan McDonagh was sitting in the same locker room where, eight months earlier, he celebrated another playoff series triumph - one that resigned the tortured team down the hall to another sou...
Jan 12, 2023
Canadian women's rugby coach summons reinforcements for New Zealand Sevens
Injuries have prompted Canada women's coach Jack Hanratty to call in reinforcements for the New Zealand Sevens, the third stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The injury-ravaged Canadian women ...
Jan 12, 2023
Canada's sports minister defends her integrity commissioner's complaint intake
Canada's sports minister defended the low intake of complaints by the new sports integrity commissioner and urged the country's sport bodies to sign onto the abuse-free sport program. Pascale St-Onge ...
Jan 12, 2023
Canada's Shapovalov feeling motivated after strong finish to 2022 season
Ending last season on a high has given Canada's Denis Shapovalov a little extra motivation as he looks ahead to the 2023 campaign. Shapovalov overcame a summer slump by reaching two ATP Tour event fin...
Jan 12, 2023
Vancouver Canucks forward Pearson out for season after second hand surgery
Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson will miss the rest of the season due to an ongoing hand injury. General manager Patrik Allvin announced Thursday that the 30-year-old left-winger has undergone...
Jan 12, 2023
Canada's Jessie Fleming, Bev Priestman shortlisted for FIFA Best Football Awards
Canada midfielder Jessie Fleming and coach Bev Priestman have been shortlisted for the Best FIFA Football Awards. Fleming is one of 14 nominees for the Best FIFA Women's Player. Her opposition include...
Jan 12, 2023