Category Archives: Sports

Former Lions, Roughriders kicker Paul McCallum gets Hall of Fame nod
VANCOUVER - Paul McCallum's voice caught in his throat as he recalled the moment he learned about his induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. It wasn't reflecting on his 24-season CFL caree...
Jun 21, 2022

Edmonton Oilers sign head coach Woodcroft to three-year extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed head coach Jay Woodcroft to a three-year contract extension, rewarding him for leading the team to the NHL Western Conference final. The Oilers named Woodcro...
Jun 21, 2022

All Elite Wrestling preparing for debut of live events in Canada
TORONTO - It's not a matter of if All Elite Wrestling is coming to Canada, it's a question of when. President and co-owner Tony Khan said on Tuesday that he's eager to start promoting live events outs...
Jun 21, 2022

Former CFL stars Ray, Cox to enter Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility
TORONTO - Former CFL stars Ricky Ray and Chip Cox were named Tuesday for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility. Ray won a record four Grey Cups as a CFL...
Jun 21, 2022

Wall, Paredes and Morrow named CFL top performers for Week 2
TORONTO - Calgary defensive back Titus Wall, Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes and Saskatchewan running back Jamal Morrow are the CFL's top players for Week 2 of the season. Wall had his first career int...
Jun 21, 2022

Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruises past Martina Trevisan in first round at Bad Homburg
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win over seventh seed Martina Trevisan in first-round action Tuesday at the Bad Homburg Open grass-court tennis tournament. Andre...
Jun 21, 2022

New multi-event challenges have Newman vaulting better than she has in years
Alysha Newman was a few weeks removed from a devastating Tokyo Olympic performance when the severity of her concussion hit home. The specialist she'd visited at a California hospital was showing her p...
Jun 21, 2022

Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse withdraws from national championship with COVID
Sprint star Andre De Grasse will miss the Canadian track and field championships this week after testing positive for COVID-19. The six-time Olympic medallist was rounding into form, winning the 100 m...
Jun 21, 2022

Montreal, Toronto tangle in Canadian Championship semifinal
TORONTO - The semifinals of the Canadian Championship have once again pitted the two biggest soccer clubs in the country against one another in what is affectionately known as the Canadian Classique. ...
Jun 21, 2022

Cole no-hit bid into 8th, Yanks beat Rays 4-2 for 50th win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Gerrit Cole took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Aaron Hicks hit a tiebreaking triple in the ninth as Manuel Margot slammed into the right-field wall and the New York ...
Jun 20, 2022