Category Archives: Sports

Maple Leafs stay hot, thump Avalanche 8-3 for 15th victory in 17 games
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored three times to register the fourth hat trick of his career as the red-hot Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the Colorado Avalanche 8-3 on Wednesday night. John Tavares had a...
Dec 01, 2021

Ticats' defensive play in East semifinal gives Dinwiddie with valuable coaching tool
The East Division semifinal provided head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and his Toronto Argonauts staff with a valuable teaching tool. A dominant Hamilton defence anchored the club's 23-12 home win over Montre...
Dec 01, 2021

Thanksgiving football, Big 10 rivalry game score in ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - Even at a time football generally dominates television ratings, the long Thanksgiving Day weekend was notable. CBS' turkey day telecast of the Dallas Cowboys against the Las Vegas Raid...
Dec 01, 2021

Teams spend $1B on day MLB, union likely head to lockout
NEW YORK (AP) - Major league teams committed to over $1 billion in salaries in one day for the first time Wednesday, hours before the league was expected to lock out the players following the 11:59 p....
Dec 01, 2021

Nova Scotia restricts out-of-province sports-related travel for kids 11 and younger
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's government on Wednesday said children aged 11 and younger could no longer travel out of province for events related to sports and culture, citing rising COVID-19 transmission c...
Dec 01, 2021

Toronto FC starts work on revamping roster, declining options on Gonzalez, Zavaleta
Toronto FC, under new boss Bob Bradley, began work on revamping its roster Wednesday by declining contract options on five players including veteran defenders Omar Gonzalez and Eriq Zavaleta. A shakeu...
Dec 01, 2021

Draisaitl, Campbell, Kadri named NHL's three stars form November
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell and Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri have been named the NHL's "three stars" for November. Draisaitl...
Dec 01, 2021

Women's tennis tour suspends China events over Peng concerns
The head of the women's professional tennis tour announced Wednesday that all WTA tournaments would be suspended in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champ...
Dec 01, 2021

Raptors could have Trent back against Bucks; Anunoby still sidelined
TORONTO - The reeling Toronto Raptors could be getting some much-needed help. Gary Trent Jr., who's missed two games with a deep bruise in his right calf, practised on Wednesday and could return to th...
Dec 01, 2021

Canadian bantamweight Josh Hill hits the books in studying mental side of MMA game
Canadian bantamweight (Gentleman) Josh Hill had had to battle performance anxiety as well as his opponents during his mixed martial arts career. So the 35-year-old from Fonthill, Ont., decided to do s...
Dec 01, 2021