Category Archives: Sports
Canada beats Finland 9-6 to reach semifinals at world mixed curling championship
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada's Jean-Michel Menard scored three points in the extra end for a 9-6 victory over Finland's Markus Sipila on Friday at the world mixed curling championship. Menard sco...
Oct 21, 2022
Former Vancouver Whitecaps striker Masato Kudo dies following brain surgery
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say they are mourning the death of former striker Masato Kudo. Japanese club Tegevajaro Miyazaki announced on its website Friday that the 32-year-old player had die...
Oct 21, 2022
Never-boring Leafs hit the road after rollercoaster start: 'The nature of the market'
TORONTO - Mark Giordano has seen it before. He'll no doubt see it again. Wins, losses, injuries and controversy are magnified early in every NHL season. In a Canadian market, the spotlight's even brig...
Oct 21, 2022
MLS playoffs: New York City FC will be CF Montreal's toughest test yet
MONTREAL - Wilfried Nancy and CF Montreal find themselves in uncharted territory. For the first time since 2016, the Major League Soccer team is riding real playoff momentum and find themselves favour...
Oct 21, 2022
Embattled Rowing Canada signs with OSIC on heels of damaging independent study
Rowing Canada has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, three weeks after an independent report revealed a toxic environment in the sport. The national federation will be able to access the ne...
Oct 21, 2022
Atletico Ottawa set for another CPL landmark as it hosts first-ever playoff game
Another landmark for Atletico Ottawa on Sunday as it hosts its first-ever home playoff game in the Canadian Premier League. Under new coach Carlos Gonzalez, Ottawa has already completed a worst to fir...
Oct 21, 2022
Alouettes eyeing first in CFL East ahead of season-ending two-game set with Argos
MONTREAL - With two games remaining, the Montreal Alouettes are set to embark on a home-and-home series that will decide first place in the Canadian Football League's East Division. The Alouettes (8-8...
Oct 21, 2022
Critics call Gymnastics Canada's agreement with Abuse-Free Sport "miniscule step"
Gymnastics Canada has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the new federal program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. But an international athletes rights group said the news is mo...
Oct 21, 2022
Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by falsely accusing him of cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 millio...
Oct 21, 2022
Sports journalists pleased access is improving after restrictions during pandemic
TORONTO - A line of sports media members formed outside the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse earlier this month shortly after the team blew a seven-run lead and was eliminated from the post-season. Manage...
Oct 21, 2022