Category Archives: Sports

Canadian women down Panama to reach semifinals of CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTBAL, Dominican Republic - Canada survived dreadful conditions Tuesday to defeat nine-woman Panama 1-0 in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship and move within one wi...
Mar 08, 2022

Canadian Gaming Association CEO says NFL gambling suspension shows system works
Paul Burns says the NFL's suspension of Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley is proof positive the system works. The NFL banned Ridley for at least the 2022 season Monday for gambling on games last ...
Mar 08, 2022

Manitoba's McEwen hands Nova Scotia's Flemming his first loss at the Brier
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Manitoba's Mike McEwen defeated Paul Flemming 7-4 on Tuesday morning to hand the Nova Scotia skip his first loss at the Tim Hortons Brier. McEwen stole two points in the sixth end ...
Mar 08, 2022

'Speed kills:' Sprint coaching is leaving a mark in football preparation
It's the one element of football Chris Bertoia and other coaches can't teach. "Speed kills. Everybody knows that, at our level and the professional level," said Bertoia, the Waterloo Warriors head coa...
Mar 08, 2022

Bono says better days ahead for Toronto FC despite poor showing in home opener
TORONTO - Despite taking just one point from its first two games and suffering a lopsided 4-1 loss in its weekend home opener, Toronto FC remains optimistic that brighter days are ahead. "I feel that....
Mar 08, 2022

Apple, MLB announce 'Friday Night Baseball' package
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple will enter the live sports coverage arena with "Friday Night Baseball." Apple and Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Apple TV+ will carry a weekly doubleheader...
Mar 08, 2022

AP Sources: Seahawks agree to trade Russell Wilson to Denver
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar...
Mar 08, 2022

Canada's Arendz collects 10th Paralympic medal, a gold in 10K biathlon
Mark Arendz set the bar impossibly high by climbing the medal podium in every one of his six races at the Pyeongchang Paralympics in 2018. It was a Canadian record for a medals won in a winter Paralym...
Mar 08, 2022

Canada's Mark Arendz captures para biathlon gold
BEIJING - Hartsville, P.E.I. native Mark Arendz won a gold medal in the men's middle distance standing para biathlon event at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics. Arendz finished the race with a final time o...
Mar 07, 2022

Matthews scores 40th goal as Toronto beats Blue Jackets 5-4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Auston Matthews became the first player to score 40 goals this season, Petr Mrazek made 31 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Monday nigh...
Mar 07, 2022