Sports

Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle...

Feb 09, 2024

Canada women lose extra-time heartbreaker to Mexico, miss out on FIFA U-17 World Cup

TOLUCA, Mexico - Canada will miss out on the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the first time ever after losing a heartbreaker 2-1 to Mexico following extra time Friday in semifinal play at the CONCACAF...

Feb 09, 2024

Ontario's Dino Rossi steps down from Canada Soccer board of directors

Dino Rossi has resigned from Canada Soccer's board of directors, saying "football doesn't come first at Canada Soccer these days." Rossi, a longtime soccer administrator, was elected to the board repr...

Feb 09, 2024

COC still looks to appeal Russian team figure-skating bronze despite ISU explanation

The Canadian Olympic Committee says it continues to believe Canada's figure skating team deserves the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and a statement from the International Skating Union ...

Feb 09, 2024

Analysts: Canada could see one-stop shop for sports streaming, but not in near future

While Canadian sports broadcasting powerbrokers have worked together on occasion in the past, it's unlikely they'd follow the path of their counterparts in the United States and team up again in the n...

Feb 09, 2024

American linebacker Micah Awe signs contract extension with Calgary Stampeders

CALGARY - Micah Awe won't be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tue...

Feb 09, 2024

Pickett happy to have deal with Ottawa done ahead of free agency

There'll be no free-agency angst for Adarius Pickett. The five-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker solidified his CFL future earlier this week, signing a one-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks. It came aft...

Feb 09, 2024

Ontario sports bettors can wager on Swift prop bets for Super Bowl

She won't be in uniform or on the field, but pop superstar Taylor Swift will certainly be a part of Ontario sports betting's Super Bowl landscape. Swift is expected to be in Las Vegas on Sunday when K...

Feb 09, 2024

No timeline for Grenier's return to skiing after crash in World Cup race

Canadian alpine skier Valerie Grenier says she is determined to return to the slopes, but doesn't know when that will happen. Speaking to reporters via Zoom on Friday for the first time since her horr...

Feb 09, 2024

Flames place goaltender Vladar on IR, recall Wolf from AHL

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have placed goaltender Dan Vladar on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. In a corresponding move, the team recalled netminder Dustin Wolf from the American Hockey Le...

Feb 09, 2024