Category Archives: Sports

Canadian receiver Natey Adjei inks deal with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed Canadian receiver Natey Adjei. A third-round pick in the 2013 CFL draft, Adjei has split six seasons in the CFL between Toronto and Edmonton. The Toronto ...
Feb 11, 2021

AP source: David Phelps agrees to $1.75M deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Right-hander David Phelps and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on c...
Feb 11, 2021

Canadian snowboarder Eliot Grondin wins bronze at world championship
IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Canada's Eliot Grondin has captured a bronze medal at the world snowboard cross championship. The 19-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., finished behind winner Lucas Eguibar of Spain...
Feb 11, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays claim Dominican right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-hander Shun Yamaguchi has been designated for assig...
Feb 11, 2021

Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon finishes sixth in super-G at worlds
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon tied a career-best world championships result with a sixth-place finish in the super-G, while Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold on ...
Feb 11, 2021

Road warriors: Toronto Raptors will have to complete home schedule in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors will play all their home games in Tampa, Fla., this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA team said Thursday the team will complete its home schedule at Am...
Feb 11, 2021

Canadian Seger finishes just off podium in super-G at world championships
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Canada's Brodie Seger finished a career-best fourth in the men's super-G at the alpine skiing world championships on Thursday. The top three faced some anxious moments when&...
Feb 11, 2021

York United's Dominick Zator hopes Swedish loan will lead to Canada recall
Dominick Zator hopes the road to the national team leads through Sweden. That's why the 26-year-old defender is wearing the colours of Vasalunds IF these days, on loan from York United FC ahead of the...
Feb 11, 2021

Pandemic hits Paralympic sport hard, Canadians get few chances to compete
Mollie Jepsen feels a pang knowing the world alpine ski championships are underway in Italy. The world para snow sports championship would have also started this week in Lillehammer, Norway. Jepsen, a...
Feb 11, 2021

Mavs' Cuban relents on anthem after NBA reiterates policy
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban relented Wednesday and the national anthem will be played before home games this season after the NBA reiterated its "longstanding league policy" to include the song....
Feb 10, 2021