Category Archives: Sports

Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio now listed as a designated player, helping salary cap
TORONTO - Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio has joined Italian stars Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi as a designated player on Toronto FC's books. It's purely an accounting move with nothi...
Mar 10, 2023

Toronto facing injuries up front, chilly conditions for home opener against Columbus
Toronto FC will have to deal with a makeshift offence and chilly conditions for its home opener Saturday against the Columbus Crew. Toronto (0-1-1) is short on strikers with Adama Diomande and Ayo Aki...
Mar 10, 2023

Early Start: Curling Canada's Murdoch starting HPD job now rather than end of season
LONDON, Ont. - David Murdoch is starting his position as Curling Canada high-performance director a couple months earlier than originally planned. The two-time world champion, who served as national a...
Mar 10, 2023

Coach Losada betting on youth as CF Montreal looks for first points.
MONTREAL - The start to the Hernan Losada era at CF Montreal has not gone according to plan, with the still searching for its first goal - let alone its first points - this Major League Soccer season....
Mar 10, 2023

Businessman Pierre Karl Peladeau purchases Montreal Alouettes from CFL
MONTREAL - Pierre Karl Peladeau is the new owner of the Montreal Alouettes. The Montreal business was unveiled as the franchise owner by the CFL at a news conference Friday morning at Olympic Stadium....
Mar 10, 2023

Flyers fire embattled GM Fletcher, give Briere interim job
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager Chuck Fletcher and promoted franchise great Danny Briere to the interim job, the latest front-office shakeup for an organization ...
Mar 10, 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory
ARE, Sweden (AP) - American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-tying 86th World Cup race Friday with victory in a giant slalom. Shiffrin's win matched the overall record set by Swedish great Ingema...
Mar 10, 2023

DeBrincat's winner lifts Senators past Kraken 5-4
SEATTLE (AP) - Alex DeBrincat scored the tiebreaking goal with less than three minutes remaining in the third period to give the Ottawa Senators a 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Sh...
Mar 09, 2023

McDavid injured as Oilers snap Bruins' streak, win 3-2
BOSTON (AP) - NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid limped off the ice late in the third period Thursday night, minutes after Darnell Nurse scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:49 remaining and the Edmonton...
Mar 09, 2023

Zibanejad's SO winner helps Rangers snap two-game skid, top Canadiens 4-3
MONTREAL - Mika Zibanejad scored the shootout winner to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Patrick Kane scored his first goal as a Ranger, whi...
Mar 09, 2023