Category Archives: Sports

Coach says Canadian women have turned corner ahead of Rugby World Cup Sevens
Having integrated more than a dozen new faces into the program, coach Jack Hanratty believes the Canadian women's rugby sevens team has turned a corner. The Canadian squad will get a chance to prove h...
Sep 07, 2022

Ottawa's Dabrowski and partner Olmos out of U.S. Open women's doubles tournament
NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos have been bounced from the U.S. Open. Dabrowski and Olmos lost to the Czech team of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova ...
Sep 07, 2022

Ottawa Senators sign Tim Stutzle to eight-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have locked up another one of their young guns. Star centre Tim Stutzle has agreed to an eight-year, US$66.8-million contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The ...
Sep 07, 2022

Canada's Brooke Henderson to feature in PGA Tour 2K23 video game
Canadian Brooke Henderson joins American star Lexi Thompson and New Zealand's Lydia Ko as the franchise-first female pros in the PGA Tour 2K23 video game. Other pros available in the game include cove...
Sep 07, 2022

Canada's Sarah Mitton caps terrific season with silver in Diamond League Final
ZURICH - Canada's Sarah Mitton capped her breakout season with a silver medal in the women's shot put at the Diamond League Final on Wednesday. The 26-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., threw 19.56 metres,...
Sep 07, 2022

Acklin, Mauldin and Thurman named CFL's top performers for Week 13
TORONTO - Ottawa receiver Jaelon Acklin and defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV and Calgary linebacker Jameer Thurman have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 13. Acklin hauled in a career-h...
Sep 07, 2022

Canada's Matt Campbell to face Dutch veteran at Jack's World Series of Darts final
Canadian Matt (The Ginja Ninja) Campbell will face Dutch veteran Vincent van der Voort in the first round of the 300,00-pound ($453,640) Jack's World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. The winner Fr...
Sep 07, 2022

Atlanta United suspends star striker Josef Martinez ahead of Toronto FC visit
Atlanta United will be without star striker Josef Martinez when it hosts Toronto FC on Saturday. Atlanta announced Wednesday that the 29-year-old Venezuelan, who leads the MLS club in scoring with eig...
Sep 07, 2022

Former Toronto Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley up for Super League award in England
Former Toronto Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley, now in charge of the Salford Red Devils, is on the shortlist for the 2022 Betfred Super League Coach of the Year. The three nominees were announced Wednesday...
Sep 07, 2022

Forward Kirby Dach agrees to four-year contract with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - Forward Kirby Dach has agreed to terms on a US$13.45-million, four-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens. The 21-year-old Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., native will earn an average annual sa...
Sep 07, 2022