Category Archives: Sports

Oilers claim goaltender Alex Stalcok off waivers from Minnesota
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have claimed goaltender Alex Stalock off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. The 33-year-old Stalock did not appear in a game for Minnesota this season. The native of St. P...
Mar 01, 2021

Roughriders add Saskatoon native Brett Boyko to offensive line
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed offensive lineman Brett Boyko. The six-foot-seven, 305-pound Saskatoon native played 15 games for the B.C. Lions in 2019, his first season in the CFL....
Mar 01, 2021

Spruce Meadows cancels summer show jumping series again
CALGARY - Spruce Meadows is cancelling its summer show jumping series for a second straight year because of the pandemic. The equestrian and soccer facility in Calgary draws dozens of the world's top ...
Mar 01, 2021

Canadian women's open team opens camp in world championship host city Halifax
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team opened a camp Monday in Halifax, which is co-hosting the upcoming world championship. Hockey Canada invited 35 players to participate in the seven-day camp c...
Mar 01, 2021

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops first-round match in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 7-6 (4), 6-1 to Japan's Kei Nishikori in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Monday. The seventh-seeded Auger-Aliass...
Mar 01, 2021

ESPN re-signs Rece Davis as 'College GameDay' host
ESPN has re-signed Rece Davis to a multiyear contract that will keep him in place as host of the network's popular Saturday college football pregame show. The network announced the deal Monday. Davis,...
Mar 01, 2021

Plans announced to create a grassroots Canadian rugby league co-op
TORONTO - Professional rugby league in Canada lasted less than four seasons with the Toronto Wolfpack. The Ottawa Aces have yet to take the field. But there are plans to kick-start the sport at the gr...
Mar 01, 2021

Korda wins Gainbridge LPGA, Canadian Henderson finishes tied for 16th
ORLANDO, Fla. - Jessica Korda opened the LPGA Tour season last month by winning the Tournament of Champions. On Sunday, it was Nelly's turn. Nelly Korda followed in big sister's footsteps with a three...
Feb 28, 2021

Morikawa wins Workday Championship, Canadian Hughes tied for 44th
BRADENTON, Fla. - PGA champion Collin Morikawa shook off an early mistake and played a steady hand on a Concession golf course known for calamity, closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory in...
Feb 28, 2021

Blue Jays bring back left-hander Travis Bergen from Diamondbacks
TORONTO - Left-hander Travis Bergen is back with the Blue Jays. Toronto acquirred the 27-year-old pitcher from the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday in exchange for cash considerations. Bergen started the 2...
Feb 28, 2021