Sports

Raptors president Ujiri says fight for equality will continue outside of courts

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says he will continue to fight for equality outside the courts now that a lawsuit against him has been dropped. Ujiri issued a statement Monday in which he thanke...

Feb 15, 2021

Rescuers used ropes to save unprepared hikers from treacherous slope near Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Two hikers who were unprepared for the icy and treacherous conditions on Vancouver's North Shore mountains are unhurt, but searches say the two spent several uncomfortable hours awaiting r...

Feb 15, 2021

Canada Rugby League takes step forward ahead of 2021 Rugby League World Cup

The Canada Rugby League Association rebranded Monday and announced a partnership deal with O'Neills Irish International Sports Company.Footnotes for more established sports in Canada, perhaps, but a s...

Feb 15, 2021

Upset Potential? Few curling options during season creates question marks at Scotties

Uncertainty will be a prevalent theme at the Canadian women's curling championship. The 2021 edition of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which starts Friday in Calgary, will be a one-of-a-kind playd...

Feb 15, 2021

Tennis Canada VP of high performance Louis Borfiga announces retirement

Tennis Canada executive Louis Borfiga has announced he will retire in the fall. Tennis Canada said in a release Monday that Borfiga, the vice-president of high performance, plans to spend more time wi...

Feb 15, 2021

Young Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster enjoying life at Liverpool

Rylee Foster is right where she wants to be - and has the ink to prove it. The 22-year-old goalkeeper from Cambridge, Ont., is a year into her career with the Liverpool FC women. Her love for the stor...

Feb 15, 2021

Canada's Bianca Andreescu 2nd round winner at Phillip Island Trophy

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Bianca Andreescu improved to 2-1 for 2021 with a 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over American Madison Brengle in the second round of the Phillip Island Trophy on Monday. The sec...

Feb 15, 2021

Vancouver's Rebecca Marino fails to reach Phillip Island Trophy's Round of 16

MELBOURNE, Australia - Rebecca Marino's time at the Phillip Island Trophy tournament has come to an end. The 30-year-old Vancouver native lost to No. 4 seed Croatian Petra Martic 2-6, 7-5, 4-6 in the ...

Feb 14, 2021

Timberwolves end 4-game losing streak with win over Raptors

TAMPA, Fla. - Karl-Anthony Towns scored seven of his 20 points late in the fourth quarter before fouling out and the Minnesoa Timberwolves snapped a four-game losing streak with a 116-112 win over the...

Feb 14, 2021

Toronto native Sharon Fichman reaches quarterfinals of Aussie Open women's doubles

MELBOURNE, Australia - Toronto's Sharon Fichman is heading to the women's doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Fichman and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico beat Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez and Gr...

Feb 14, 2021