Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley sees plenty of positives as players report for duty
TORONTO - While there are roster holes still to be filled, head coach Bob Bradley was full of optimism as Toronto FC players reported for pre-season medicals. Bradley, starting his second year at Toro...
Jan 06, 2023
'Heave Away': Canada's goal tune at the world juniors is 'the song that never dies'
TORONTO - "Heave away, me jollies, heave away!" It's a phrase that Canadian hockey fans couldn't get enough of at the world junior hockey championship - a Celtic melody played each time Team Canada sc...
Jan 06, 2023
Stampeders' Sindani suspended two games for performance-enhancing drug violation
Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Richie Sindani was suspended two games by the CFL on Friday for testing positive for banned substances. The 27-year-old from Regina tested positive for Methandienone a...
Jan 06, 2023
Kraken reassign Canada world junior captain Wright to OHL's Frontenacs
SEATTLE - The NHL's Seattle Kraken have returned top prospect Shane Wright to the Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs. Wright was captain of Canada's gold-medal-winning team at the 2023 world ...
Jan 06, 2023
Figure skater Keegan Messing crossing fingers he doesn't miss birth of second child
The Canadian figure skating championships are going to be a roller-coaster of emotions for Keegan Messing. Not only are they expected to be his final national event - he plans to retire this off-seaso...
Jan 06, 2023
Canada's under-18 women's hockey team chases repeat gold in world championship
The women's world under-18 hockey championship returns to its regular time slot with Canada chasing a second gold medal in less than seven months. The Canadians open defence of their title Sunday agai...
Jan 06, 2023
Djokovic beats Shapovalov; advances to face Medvedev in Adelaide semis
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 at the Adelaide International on Friday to set up a semifinal with Daniil Medvedev. The combined ATP-WTA event is a wa...
Jan 06, 2023
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard etches name into WJC history books with scoring output
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard strung together the best scoring performance at a world junior hockey championship in 20 years, leading his country to its 20th gold medal on Thursday. The 17-year-old ha...
Jan 06, 2023
Vancouver Canucks snap skid with 4-2 win over struggling Colorado Avalanche
VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice and his Vancouver Canucks got a much-needed win Thursday, edging the Colorado Avalanche 4-2. Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller each added a goal for the Canucks (17...
Jan 05, 2023
Canada's Fernandez falls in straight sets at ASB Classic quarterfinals
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez fell 4-6, 2-6 to Belgium's Ysaline Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic tennis tournament Thursday. Fernandez, the third seed in ...
Jan 05, 2023