Category Archives: Sports

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upholds Morgan Rielly's five-game suspension
NEW YORK - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has upheldMorgan Rielly's five-game suspension for cross-checking after the NHL Players' Association filed for an appeal. The league's department of player saf...
Feb 20, 2024

NBA Notebook: Gilgeous-Alexander shows to be good for business, future face of league
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's impact on the court extends beyond just praise from his basketball peers. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar guard from Hamilton, Ont. has blossomed into an MVP candidate th...
Feb 20, 2024

Canada's Fernandez falls to Paolini in second round at Dubai Open
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is out of the Dubai Tennis Championship after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Italy's Jasmine Paolini in the second round Tuesday. Fernandez, of Laval, ...
Feb 20, 2024

Toronto FC adds experience to backline by signing veteran Irish defender Kevin Long
Toronto FC added experience to its backline Tuesday by signing veteran Irish defender Kevin Long. The 33-year-old comes from Birmingham City, which he joined in January 2023. He has signed with Toront...
Feb 20, 2024

Canada Selects name roster for game with Major League Rugby's Seattle Seawolves
Canadian international Siaki Vikilani will captain the Canada Selects developmental side Wednesday against Major League Rugby's Seattle Seawolves. The former Toronto Arrows backrower is joined on the ...
Feb 20, 2024

Trout says he wants to stay with Angels. Rendon discusses where baseball ranks on his priority list
Mike Trout discussed his future and Anthony Rendon talked about his priorities as the Los Angeles Angels stars spoke Monday when position players started workouts at spring training camps across Arizo...
Feb 20, 2024

Things to know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Members of the Kansas City community gathered Saturday afternoon to "demand a future free from gun violence" a day after authorities announced that two juveniles had been detai...
Feb 20, 2024

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?
TEAHUPO'O, French Polynesia (AP) - Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as "mana" when he surfed Teahupo'o's waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling...
Feb 20, 2024

Sabres' season-opening high aspirations are but a faint glimmer in falling further out of contention
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A week ago, after the Sabres dropped consecutive 3-1 losses coming out of their bye week break, defenceman Rasmus Dahlin refused to consider his team's season-long inconsistencies...
Feb 20, 2024

Getting a handle on curling stones not easy at Tournament of Hearts
CALGARY - The honour system is in play at the Canadian women's curling championship when it comes to hog-line violations. A curler delivering a stone must release it before it reaches the hog line. Se...
Feb 20, 2024