Sports

Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

TOKYO - An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with...

May 06, 2021

Canadian Olympic Committee plans to access donated vaccines for athletes

The Canadian Olympic Committee says it believes it will have access to donated COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech as part of an IOC program to inoculate athletes and officials preparing f...

May 06, 2021

Three Canadian teams to play in women's hockey Dream Gap Tour in Calgary

CALGARY - Canada's top players in women's hockey will finally get to play real games later this month in Calgary. The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (PWHPA) is holding Canada's first...

May 06, 2021

Teoscar Hernández gets key hit as Blue Jays beat A's 9-4

OAKLAND, Calif. - Teoscar Hernndez hit a tiebreaking RBI single during Toronto's five-run eighth inning, and the Blue Jays beat the Athletics 9-4 on Wednesday night. Hernndez also had an earlier run-s...

May 05, 2021

Jets beat Flames 4-0 to snap seven-game losing streak and clinch playoff spot

CALGARY - The Jets can finally exhale.Adam Lowry and Blake Wheeler had two goals each as Winnipeg defeated the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Thursday to snap an ugly seven-game losing streak and clinch a play...

May 05, 2021

Canada loses to Costa Rica but advances at CONCACAF Futsal Championship

GUATEMALA CITY - Canada lost 5-1 to two-time defending champion Costa Rica on Wednesday but still advanced for the first time to the knockout round at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship. Canada (1-1-0) ...

May 05, 2021

Brannstrom has three assists, speedy Senators down Canadiens 5-1

OTTAWA - Erik Brannstrom had three assists for his first career multi-point game, Shane Pinto scored his first NHL goal and the streaking Ottawa Senators stalled Montreal's playoff charge with a 5-1 w...

May 05, 2021

Chelsea ousts Madrid to set up all-English CL final vs City

LONDON - Chelsea's decision to fire a club legend suddenly doesn't seem so callous after all. While Frank Lampard's name has hardly been forgotten by the Chelsea fans - who were chanting it outside St...

May 05, 2021

John Means throws 1st career no-hitter; O's shut out M's 6-0

SEATTLE - John Means threw the major leagues' third no-hitter this season and came within a wild pitch on a third strike of a perfect game, pitching the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners 6-0...

May 05, 2021

Goaltender Anton Forsberg signs one-year extension with Ottawa Senators

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Anton Forsberg to a one-year, US$900,000 extension. The 28-year-old Forsberg was claimed off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets on March 17. He is 2-3-1...

May 05, 2021