Category Archives: Sports

Olympic champion De Grasse fourth in 200 metres at Diamond League's Doha stop
DOHA, Qatar - Olympic champion Andre De Grasse finished fourth in the men's 200-metre race Friday at the Diamond League stop in Doha. De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., completed the race in 20.15 seconds...
May 13, 2022

Surging Montreal heads to Charlotte with top spot in the East in its sights
MONTREAL - CF Montral coach Wilfried Nancy says he doesn't pay attention to the Major League Soccer standings, but his team's rise through the Eastern Conference ranks is sure to have rival clubs on n...
May 13, 2022

NHL stars Matthews, McDavid and Josi named Ted Lindsay Award finalists
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid are two of the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, the NHL's most outstanding player award as voted on by fellow p...
May 13, 2022

WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing
MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...
May 13, 2022

Point scores in OT as Lightning beat Maple Leafs 4-3 to force Game 7
TAMPA, Fla. - Brayden Point scored at 18:04 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday to force a seventh and deciding game in their first-round playoff se...
May 12, 2022

Munoz shoots 60 at Byron Nelson, record 2nd this season
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - Sebastian Munoz was standing in the middle of the fairway on the 18th hole thinking about his shot at a 59 in the first round of the Byron Nelson. After missing the green, he be...
May 12, 2022

PRO acknowledges officials erred in disallowing Toronto FC goal in Vancouver
TORONTO - The Professional Referee Organization has acknowledged that officials erred in disallowing a goal by Jayden Nelson in Toronto FC's 1-0 weekend loss at the Vancouver Whitecaps. "The evaluatio...
May 12, 2022

Sagstrom shoots 63 to take lead in LPGA Founders Cup
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - Madelene Sagstrom shot a flawless 9-under 63 during a round she felt holes kept getting larger to take one-stroke lead over Megan Khang after the first round of the Cognizant Foun...
May 12, 2022

Team Gushue lineup change puts Canadian curling residency rules back in spotlight
The long-simmering Canadian curling residency issue has been raised to the front burner once again after a quadrennial that saw Canada largely come up short at major international four-player team eve...
May 12, 2022

Veterans Bianca Farella, Phil Berna lead the way for Canada at Toulouse rugby sevens
Veterans Bianca Farella and Phil Berna lead the Canadian rugby sevens teams named for the HSBC Toulouse Sevens later this month in France. Farella is second all-time in World Rugby Sevens Series try-s...
May 12, 2022