Category Archives: Sports

Jacob Markstrom closes in on return for struggling Calgary Flames
CALGARY - As the Calgary Flames try to snap out of their malaise, the return of their star goalie appears imminent. Sidelined five games with lower-body injury, Jacob Markstrom put in a full practice ...
Mar 03, 2021

Davies, Zadorsky named Canada Soccer's players of the month for February
TORONTO - Alphonso Davies and Shelina Zadorsky have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for February.Bayern Munich's Davies became the first Canadian to win the FIFA Club World Cup title w...
Mar 03, 2021

Undermanned Raptors, missing players and coaches, return to action against Detroit
TAMPA, Fla. - The all-star break can't come soon enough for the undermanned Toronto Raptors, who went into Wednesday's game against the Detroit Pistons missing five players, head coach Nick Nurse and ...
Mar 03, 2021

Canada's David scores 2 as Lille wins to stay two points clear of PSG
PARIS - Canadian forward Jonathan David scored two late goals as Lille beat Marseille 2-0 to stay top of the French league on Wednesday. David, from Ottawa, scored in the 90th minute and again tw...
Mar 03, 2021

Canadians Alexander-Walker, Barrett, Clarke, Dort, Mulder on Rising Stars roster
NEW YORK - Five Canadians highlight this year's NBA Rising Stars Team World roster. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (New Orleans), RJ Barrett (New York), Brandon Clarke (Memphis), Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma Cit...
Mar 03, 2021

Detectives look at SUV's 'black box' from Tiger Woods crash
LOS ANGELES - Detectives are looking at data from the so-called "black box" of Tiger Woods' SUV to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash that seriously i...
Mar 03, 2021

Bergevin says troubling pattern in net led to firing of goaltending coach
Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin said he needed to be "100 per cent sure" he was ready to make the decision to fire longtime goaltending coach Stephane Waite. It turns out the reached that point...
Mar 03, 2021

Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for rapes
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offences against five women in Southern California, including one who ...
Mar 03, 2021

Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors can...
Mar 03, 2021

Coach/GM Stephen Hart signs contract extension with CPL's HFX Wanderers FC
HALIFAX - Head coach/GM Stephen Hart has signed a three-year contract extension with the Canadian Premier League's HFX Wanderers FC.Hart, 60, is entering his third season with the franchise. The forme...
Mar 03, 2021