Sports

Raptors host Atlanta to tip off the second half of the NBA season

TAMPA, Fla. - Four U.S. national television appearances highlight the Toronto Raptors' second half of the NBA season. The Raptors tip off the second half on March 11 against the visiting Atlanta Hawks...

Feb 24, 2021

CFL will have to appease more levels of government to get 2021 protocols approved

The CFL faces more challenges in its planned return for 2021 than it did last year when it was forced to cancel its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The CFL and CFL Players' Association continue wo...

Feb 24, 2021

Jays infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says he shed 42 pounds over the off-season

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says it's no secret he arrived at previous Toronto Blue Jays training camps out of shape. This off-season, he decided to do something about it. Guerrero says he r...

Feb 24, 2021

Team Canada's Einarson takes sole possession of first at Hearts after Homan loss

CALGARY - Team Canada's Kerri Einarson is the lone undefeated skip at the Canadian women's curling championship after Ontario's Rachel Homan suffered her first loss on Wednesday.Homan (5-1) lost 7-5 t...

Feb 24, 2021

Canucks' Antoine Roussel fined for roughing Oilers' Puljujarvi

VANCOUVER - Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL for roughing in Vancouver's 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. The 31-year-old winger dropped his gloves and wen...

Feb 24, 2021

Author of Tournament of Hearts name lauds its endurance

CALGARY - The story of why the Canadian women's curling championship is named the Tournament of Hearts starts over 40 years ago with sisters drinking wine. Robin Wilson and sister Dawn Knowles had jus...

Feb 24, 2021

Veteran defender Laurent Ciman retires, returns to Montreal as assistant coach

MONTREAL - Veteran defender Laurent Ciman has returned to Montreal, where he started his MLS playing career, this time as an assistant coach. The 35-year-old Belgian spent three seasons in Montreal be...

Feb 24, 2021

Montreal Canadiens fire head coach Claude Julien, associate coach Kirk Muller

MONTREAL - The struggling Montreal Canadiens have fired head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller. Assistant coach Dominique Ducharme has been appointed interim head coach. Alex Burrows...

Feb 24, 2021

Raptors VanVleet keeping all-star snub in perspective amid global pandemic

With the world still reeling in a global pandemic, Fred VanVleet is keeping the NBA all-star game in perspective. VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors had hoped he would earn his first all-star selection,...

Feb 24, 2021

Dominik Kahun scores twice, Oilers claw out 4-3 comeback win over Canucks

VANCOUVER - Dominik Kahun scored twice Tuesday as the Edmonton Oilers clawed out a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver (8-13-2) had a 3-0 lead late in the first period, than...

Feb 23, 2021