Sports

March Madness a big event for sports bettors in the United States

TORONTO - It's one of the top events on the sports-betting calendar, outdrawing even the Super Bowl, but Ontario's fledgling sports-gambling industry will have to wait to fully cash in on March Madnes...

Mar 15, 2022

CF Montreal looking to regain form in crucial Champions League decider

MONTREAL - CF Montreal's ruthless 3-0 dismantling of Santos Laguna in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League round of 16 was seen as a warning shot to every other team in the tournament. It w...

Mar 15, 2022

Yusei Kikuchi formally introduced as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Yusei Kikuchi was formally introduced to the world as a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon. Kikuchi and Toronto general manager Ross Atkins met with media at the Blue Jay...

Mar 15, 2022

Kerri Einarson impressed by Gushue's short-handed Brier win, but has alternate ready

Kerri Einarson and her teammates were impressed along with the rest of the curling community when Brad Gushue's three-man team won a national men's title, but Einarson intends to use her alternate pla...

Mar 15, 2022

Canadian basketball star Bennedict Mathurin named AP second team All-American

Arizona sophomore Bennedict Mathurin has been named an Associated Press second team All-American. The Montreal native was named Pac-12 Player of the Year this season averaging 17.4 points and 5.6 rebo...

Mar 15, 2022

EU imposes sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union imposed sanctions Tuesday on Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia and President Vladimir Putin's close al...

Mar 15, 2022

Rugby Canada names Kevin Rouet women's head coach ahead of Rugby World Cup

Sandro Fiorino is out as head coach of the Canadian women's rugby team, replaced by assistant coach Kevin Rouet. The move comes less than seven months before Canada, currently ranked fourth in the wor...

Mar 15, 2022

Former CFL quarterback Henry Burris joins B.C. Lions coaching staff

VANCOUVER - Henry Burris is back in the CFL. Burris joined the B.C. Lions coaching staff Tuesday as an offensive consultant. The former CFL quarterback spent the previous two seasons on the Chicago Be...

Mar 15, 2022

Maggie Mac Neil named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year

Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil has been named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year. "It's really an honour, it means a lot to me," said Mac Neil said in a statement. "Swimming in Canada, esp...

Mar 15, 2022

Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtow...

Mar 15, 2022