Category Archives: Sports

Oilers boast talent needed for a playoff run, but know a long season lies ahead
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers officially began training camp Wednesday, but a lot of the talk in the Alberta capital is already focused on what the team is going to be doing in April. After getting t...
Sep 21, 2022

De Grasse, other Canadian athletes, transcend sport in changing marketing world
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse launched his own signature wine at a posh party on Tuesday night, with a strip of red Mondo track and a pair of starting blocks in place of a traditional red carpet. Casa Lom...
Sep 21, 2022

Canada Soccer makes new contract offer to men's and women's players
Canada Soccer has made a new offer to its players in a bid to resolve their ongoing contract impasse. Earl Cochrane, Canada Soccer's general secretary, said a "comprehensive compensation offer" was ma...
Sep 21, 2022

Toronto Blue Jays demote Merryweather, recall Griffin from Triple-A Buffalo
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays optioned reliever Julian Merryweather to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon and recalled left-hander Foster Griffin from the Bisons. Merryweather's demotion came a...
Sep 21, 2022

B.C. Lions look to cement first CFL playoff berth since 2018
A season sweep of the Calgary Stampeders would take the B.C. Lions somewhere they haven't been in a while. B.C. (9-3) hosts Calgary (8-5) on Saturday night to complete a home-and-home series. The Lion...
Sep 21, 2022

Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio to miss Canada's friendlies in Europe
Canada will be without veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio for upcoming friendlies in Europe. While called up by Canada coach John Herdman, a Toronto FC spokeswoman says Osorio remained in Toronto "to ...
Sep 21, 2022

Canadian women to face Argentina and Morocco in October soccer friendlies in Spain
The Canadian women's soccer team will play Argentina and Morocco in international friendlies in Spain during the October FIFA international window. The seventh-ranked Canadians will face No. 31 Argent...
Sep 21, 2022

Former linebacker Hebert to retire as member of Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - Kyries Hebert will retire as a member of the Montreal Alouettes. The veteran linebacker will sign a one-day deal with Montreal on Thursday, then formally end his 15-year pro career. Hebert,...
Sep 21, 2022

Ted Lasso and AFC Richmond to be featured in EA Sports FIFA 23 video game
Ted Lasso is now in the game. Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced Wednesday that AFC Richmond, the team managed by the affable Lasso in the hit Apple TV+ series "Ted L...
Sep 21, 2022

Flames re-sign Adam Ruzicka to two-year deal on eve of training camp
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have re-signed Slovak forward Adam Ruzicka to a two-year contract worth US$1.525 million The contract, which counts $752,500 against the salary cap, is a two-way contract ...
Sep 21, 2022