Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays decline to tender Tapia, Zimmer, Capra heading into 2023 off-season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays declined to tender three players for the 2023 season, the team announced on Friday. Outfielders Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer, as well as infielder Vinny Capra, are n...
Nov 18, 2022
Blue Bombers' receiver Schoen shines in CFL after football leap of faith
REGINA - Dalton Schoen had never set foot in Canada and knew little about the CFL before arriving in Winnipeg for training camp. "Didn't know where Winnipeg was until I Googled it," Schoen told The Ca...
Nov 18, 2022
Canada's Ivanie Blondin captures a bronze in speedskating World Cup in Heerenveen
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Ivanie Blondin raced to bronze in the women's mass start for Canada's lone medal on the opening day of an ISU long-track speedskating World Cup stop on Friday. It was Blondin...
Nov 18, 2022
Canadians Fournier Beaudry, Soerensen lead ice dance at NHK Trophy in Japan
SAPPORO, Japan - Canada's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen are the leaders after the short dance at figure skating's NHK Trophy Grand Prix event. Skating to Gloria Estefan and the Miami...
Nov 18, 2022
Winnipeg QB Zach Collaros joins Blue Bomber practice ahead of Grey Cup
REGINA - Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros practised Friday for the first time since his team landed in Regina for Sunday's Grey Cup. Collaros rolled his right ankle in the CFL's West Di...
Nov 18, 2022
EA Sports releases World Cup ratings and Canada sits down the pecking order
The World Cup has yet to kick off but Canada is down the pecking order, at least in the new ratings for the tournament update to the EA Sports FIFA 23 video game. Canada ranks 26th in the 32-country f...
Nov 18, 2022
Argos head coach Dinwiddie not banking on McManis suiting up for Argos
REGINA - Barring an act of God, Ryan Dinwiddie isn't planning on linebacker Wynton McManis playing in Sunday's Grey Cup game. McManis, who had a team-high 88 tackles this season, suffered a torn bicep...
Nov 18, 2022
Anunoby "wrung out" after games due to his high energy on both ends of the floor
TORONTO - O.G. Anunoby admits he's "wrung out" after Toronto Raptors games this season. It's easy to see why. The 25-year-old has developed into one of the Raptors' most consistent two-way players, an...
Nov 18, 2022
Commissioner Ambrosie still bullish on potential financial benefits of CFL 2.0
REGINA - It has yet to bear financial fruit but Randy Ambrosie remains bullish on the potential of his CFL 2.0 initiative. Ambrosie unveiled his program to grow Canadian football on a global scale fou...
Nov 18, 2022
Duvernay-Tardif back with Jets after working on residency
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The Doctor is back in - on the football field. Veteran guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif signed with the Jets' practice squad Friday, giving New York some depth on a unit hit har...
Nov 18, 2022