Category Archives: Sports
Whitecaps have 'backs against the wall' heading into season's final homestand
VANCOUVER - This isn't how the Vancouver Whitecaps wanted to enter their final homestand of the season. With just four games left on the schedule, the 'Caps (9-14-7) are on a three-game losing skid an...
Sep 13, 2022
Expansion Montreal Force women's hockey team names Peter Smith first head coach
MONTREAL - The Montreal Force has named Peter Smith the team's head coach for its expansion season in the Premier Hockey League. Smith, of Lachine, Que., coached the McGill University Martlets to four...
Sep 13, 2022
Toronto FC signs teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to homegrown contract
Toronto FC has signed teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to a homegrown contract through 2025 with an option for 2026. The 18-year-old Mbongue, the younger brother of former TFC midfielder Ralph Priso, beco...
Sep 13, 2022
Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019
Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a "significant potential claim." In a three-page email to the Sport Minister's office, H...
Sep 13, 2022
Randy Arozarena lifts Rays over Blue Jays 4-2 in 1st game of doubleheader
TORONTO - Randy Arozarena drove in runs in the first and third innings as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Both times...
Sep 13, 2022
Canadian Cooper Gallant first overall heading into final three Bassmaster Open events
Canadian Cooper Gallant finds himself in an enviable position heading into the home stretch of the '22 Bassmaster Open schedule. Gallant, 24, of Bowmanville, Ont., leads the overall standings through ...
Sep 13, 2022
Toronto Arrows add to their backline with signing of Australian Fabian Goodall
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Australian centre/wing Fabian Goodall for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old played most recently for Eastwood in Australia's Shute Shield com...
Sep 13, 2022
Local owners buy Canadian Elite Basketball Leauge's Bandits, rebrand team
VANCOUVER - A new era is underway for one of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's original six teams. The club formerly known as the Fraser Valley Bandits announced Tuesday that the team has been so...
Sep 13, 2022
Zhao advances to second round of Chennai Open with win over Tjandramulia
CHENNAI, India - Carol Zhao advanced to the second round of the Chennai Open tennis tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Australia's Olivia Tjandramulia on Tuesday. Zhao, from Richmond Hill, Ont., won ...
Sep 13, 2022
Flames hire decorated women's hockey player Rebecca Johnston in player development
CALGARY - Canadian women's hockey team veteran forward Rebecca Johnston has been hired by the NHL's Calgary Flames in a player development role. The three-time Olympic gold medallist will work in play...
Sep 13, 2022