Category Archives: Sports

Canada wins six medals as international long-track speedskating returns to Quebec
QUEBEC - The Canadian team captured six medals, including three gold, to open the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships on Friday. Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., kicked things off with a v...
Dec 02, 2022

AP source: Mariners close to acquiring Brewers' Kolten Wong
SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Mariners are close to completing a deal to acquire second baseman Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Jesse Winker and Canadian infielder Abraham Toro, acc...
Dec 02, 2022

Scheffler makes a late bid to return to No. 1 in the world
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - The degree Masters champion Scottie Scheffler earned from the McCombs School of Business at Texas did not equip him with the skills to figure out the new formula for the Officia...
Dec 02, 2022

Humphries wins monobob gold in return to Park City track
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. had the fastest time in both runs on her way to winning a World Cup monobob race on Friday. It was Humphries' second medal in as m...
Dec 02, 2022

Maple Leafs head to Tampa with Mitch Marner looking to make history
TORONTO - Darryl Sittler was still confident. As the third period of Wednesday's game melted away with current Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner desperately seeking to extend his point streak to 18 contes...
Dec 02, 2022

Sofia Goggia claims season-opening women's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Sofia Goggia of Italy won the women's season-opening World Cup downhill Friday in Lake Louise, Alta. Goggia swept last year's races at the Banff National Park resort, winning both...
Dec 02, 2022

Pat Tabler leaves Sportsnet, ending 30-year caree as Blue Jays broadcaster
TORONTO - Pat Tabler's career as a key member of the Toronto Blue Jays' broadcast team is coming to an end after 30 years. Sportsnet announced his departure in a statement on Friday afternoon. Tabler ...
Dec 02, 2022

Redblacks officially name Bob Dyce as third head coach in franchise history
OTTAWA - Bob Dyce will return at the helm of Ottawa Redblacks next season after the CFL club officially named him as the third head coach in franchise history. The 56-year-old Winnipeg native took ove...
Dec 02, 2022

Canadian Rhian Wilkinson steps down as Thorns head coach following investigation
PORTLAND, Ore. - Canadian Rhian Wilkinson has stepped down as head coach of the National Women's Soccer League's Portland Thorns, saying players asked her to resign following an investigation into mis...
Dec 02, 2022

Two-time Olympic trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan retires from competition
TORONTO - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan announced her retirement from competition on Friday while still working to make gymnastics and all sports safer in Canada. The 34-year-old rep...
Dec 02, 2022