Category Archives: Sports

Canadian men's water polo team finalizes roster for Olympic qualifier
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - The Canadian men's water polo team finalized its roster Saturday for the upcoming Olympic qualification tournament at the Zwemcentrum Rotterdam. Head Coach Giuseppe Porzio wil...
Feb 13, 2021

Canadian speedskaters Blondin and Dubreuil reach podium at world championships
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada's Ivanie Blondin won silver and Laurent Dubreuil took bronze Saturday at the ISU world speedskating championships. Blondin, an Ottawa native, was second in the women's...
Feb 13, 2021

Oilers' Puljujarvi eligible to resume team activities, will be at practice Sunday
Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi has been deemed eligible to resume all team activities, the NHL team said Saturday.After initially being placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list on Thursday...
Feb 13, 2021

Senators acquire Dzingel from Hurricanes for Galchenyuk and Paquette
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Ryan Dzingel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in exchange for forwards Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette.Dzingel, who was drafted by the Senator...
Feb 13, 2021

MLS looks to March 1 date for players to report to camp with earlier start for TFC
Toronto FC has been given permission to open training camp on Wednesday to allow the team time to prepare for the Canadian Championship final against Hamilton's Forge FC. Players on most other MLS tea...
Feb 13, 2021

Mets include Tim Tebow on virus-limited spring roster
NEW YORK - Tim Tebow has been invited to big league spring training by the New York Mets, taking one of 75 spots after Major League Baseball limited spring roster sizes as a coronavirus precaution. Th...
Feb 13, 2021

Humphries in contention midway through monobob title race
Kaillie Humphries is headed into the final day of the major international sliding season with a chance at another world championship. Humphries is in second place midway through the inaugural women's ...
Feb 13, 2021

Sinclair, Buchanan among seven Canadian players unavailable for SheBelieves Cup
Canada's roster for the SheBelieves Cup has been ravaged by injuries and pandemic-related travel issues, with captain Christine Sinclair one of seven players to miss the four-country soccer tournament...
Feb 13, 2021

Riding high: Suter wins downhill for her 1st gold at worlds
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Corinne Suter ended Switzerland's 32-year wait for a women's downhill world title on Saturday, winning her fourth straight medal at a major championship but the first gold. ...
Feb 13, 2021

Panik agrees to minor league deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO - The busy Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday to a minor league contract to keep second baseman Joe Panik, who will report to big league spring training. The 30-year-old hit .225 with one homer a...
Feb 12, 2021