Category Archives: Sports
B.C. Lions QB Nathan Rourke set to start against Winnipeg Blue Bombers
SURREY, B.C. - Head coach Rick Campbell says he expects star quarterback Nathan Rourke to start for the B.C. Lions this week. Rourke was a dominant force early in the season, throwing for 3,281 yards ...
Oct 25, 2022
Major League Rugby loses franchises in Austin and L.A. for 2023 season
Major League Rugby, home to the Toronto Arrows, will play the 2023 season without the Austin Gilgronis and the Los Angeles Giltinis. The league cited the uncertainties surrounding the Austin and Los A...
Oct 25, 2022
Alfredsson says Hockey Hall of Fame induction a "validation" of career with Senators
OTTAWA - When Daniel Alfredsson arrived in Ottawa in the fall of 1995, that 22-year-old would have never believed he'd one day find himself in the Hockey Hall of Fame. At that time the young Swede was...
Oct 25, 2022
Alberta premier Danielle Smith calls for new arena in Calgary
CALGARY - Alberta's premier has stated her support for a new arena in Calgary to house the NHL's Flames and wants the province to get involved. Danielle Smith said in a statement Tuesday that the 39-y...
Oct 25, 2022
Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan named to NWSL Best XI all-star team
Canadian international goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan has been named to the 2022 National Women's Soccer League Best XI First Team. The 27-year-old from Whitby, Ont., who plays for the San Diego Wave, sto...
Oct 25, 2022
Tennis player Basilashvili acquitted of domestic violence
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Professional tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has been acquitted of domestic violence charges in his home country of Georgia in a case involving his former wife. The 30-year-...
Oct 25, 2022
Source: Canada Soccer comes to terms with Alphonso Davies on name/image rights
Canada Soccer has come to terms on an agreement with Alphonso Davies, its marquee man, on name/image likeness rights, according to a source. The deal just needs final signatures, according to the sour...
Oct 25, 2022
Hockey Canada will not collect participants' fee for 2022-23 season
CALGARY - Hockey Canada says it will not collect a participant assessment fee for the upcoming season. Several provincial organizations had already withheld those fees - typically $3 per player - from...
Oct 25, 2022
Canada's Shapovalov defeats Rodionov to advance to second round at Vienna Open
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of Vienna Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jurij Rodionov of Austria on Tuesday. The No. 19-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont....
Oct 25, 2022
Nielsen, Amazon Prime spar over who really watches football
NEW YORK (AP) - By the Nielsen company's count, 7.8 million people watched Amazon Prime's coverage of last Thursday's NFL game between New Orleans and Arizona. But Amazon says no, there were actually ...
Oct 25, 2022