Category Archives: Sports

Homa feeling at home and leads at Riviera as Tiger makes cut
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Max Homa in the lead at his hometown PGA Tour event used to give him chills. Now he's playing so well it almost feels normal. Homa, a winner last month down the coast at Torrey Pine...
Feb 17, 2023

Canadian rookie Cooper Gallant showing well at first Elite Series event
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - It's becoming quite an Elite Series debut for Canadian Cooper Gallant. The 25-year-old from Bowmanville, Ont., will advance to the second round of his first-ever Elite Series event ...
Feb 17, 2023

Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fights to gold at Tel Aviv Grand Slam
TEL AVIV, Israel - Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fought to a gold medal in the under-63-kilogram category on Friday at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam. Beauchemin-Pinard won her third career gol...
Feb 17, 2023

Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva finishes third on World Cup skeleton circuit
SIGULDA, Latvia - Ottawa's Mirela Rahneva locked up third place overall on the World Cup women's skeleton standings with a sixth-place finish Friday in the final event of the season. Rahneva finished ...
Feb 17, 2023

Speedskaters Johnson, Dubreuil and Gélinas-Beaulieu help Canada win team sprint gold
TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canada won its first men's team sprint gold medal in five seasons on Friday to kick off the final World Cup speedskating event of the 2022-23 campaign. Anders Johnson of C...
Feb 17, 2023

Canada's Rob Thomson reflects on World Series appearance with Phillies
DUNEDIN, Fla. - CANADIAN CLASSIC Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson has had a few months to reflect on his team's long post-season run last fall. The Canadian took over as skipper in June when ...
Feb 17, 2023

Qatar-based bid for Man United confirmed on deadline day
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - A Qatar-based bid for Manchester United was confirmed Friday, with Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani promising to rid the iconic soccer team of debt and return it to former g...
Feb 17, 2023

Veteran lineman Shawn Lemon still on CFL's open market
Three days after the start of CFL free agency, veteran American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon remains on the open market. And that's definitely surprising given what the Calgary Stampeder did in 2022....
Feb 17, 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps sign Japanese goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka to two-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added to their depth in net, signing Japanese goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka to a two-year deal. The 'Caps announced the news Friday, saying the agreement includes a...
Feb 17, 2023

Blue Jays slugger Guerrero to focus on pitch selection after slight offensive dip
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., provided one of the better lines of spring training last year when he proclaimed the Blue Jays' 2021 season was the trailer and the 2022 campaign would be the mo...
Feb 17, 2023