Category Archives: Sports

Canadiens' Caufield will wear No. 13 to honour Johnny Gaudreau
MONTREAL - American-born forward Cole Caufield, shaken by last week's tragic death of his hockey hero Johnny Gaudreau, will be switching jersey numbers this season with the Montreal Canadiens. The 23-...
Sep 03, 2024

Brandon Moreno to face Amir Albazi in new main event of UFC Edmonton card
Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno will take on No. 3 contender Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 2 in Edmonton. A flyweight bout b...
Sep 03, 2024

Defending champions Dabrowski, Routliffe bounced in U.S. Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK - The U.S. Open title defence of Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe has come to an end. The duo was handed a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 defeat by Russia's Veronika Kudermetova an...
Sep 03, 2024

Blue Jays all-star Bo Bichette's recovery from calf strain continues
TORONTO - All-star shortstop Bo Bichette is progressing in his recovery from a strained calf. Bichette took batting practice and fielded groundballs with his Toronto Blue Jays teammates on Tuesday, a ...
Sep 03, 2024

Canada earns gold, bronze between the track and the pool on Day 6 of the Paralympics
PARIS - Canada bumped its medal count to 13 along with a second gold medal on Day 6 of the Paralympic Games. Victoria's Cody Fournie struck gold on the track to give Canada its second consecutive day ...
Sep 03, 2024

Canada's Morel not done with wheelchair fencing after Paralympic swan song
PARIS - Canada's "grande dame" of wheelchair fencing wants more for her sport. Ruth Sylvie Morel may have fenced her last Paralympic bout Tuesday in Paris, but the 68-year-old from Pincourt, Que., isn...
Sep 03, 2024

Canada's Katie Cosgriffe earns Paralympic bronze in swimming
PARIS - Canada's Katie Cosgriffe has earned Paralympic bronze in the women's S10 100-metre butterfly. The 18-year-old hailing from Burlington, Ont., finished the race in one minute 7.22 seconds. Great...
Sep 03, 2024

Coca-Cola Coliseum to be primary venue for PWHL Toronto in 2024-25 season
Coca-Cola Coliseum will be the primary venue of the Professional Women's Hockey League's Toronto franchise this upcoming season, the club announced on Tuesday. Toronto played 11 of its 12 regular-seas...
Sep 03, 2024

Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $550K as the sports world mourns
More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding t...
Sep 03, 2024

Receiver Tim White registers second straight 100-yard performance for Ticats
Tim White enters the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' bye week on a nice roll. The fourth-year receiver had six catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns in Hamilton's crucial 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto...
Sep 03, 2024