Category Archives: Sports

MLS season to kick off April 3 but still no clarity on what awaits Canadian teams
The Major League Soccer season will run April 3 through Nov. 7 with the MLS Cup final scheduled for Dec. 11. How the season will look for the three Canadian teams remains up in the air, however In ann...
Jan 25, 2021

Taillon excited to reunite with Cole, push for playoffs
NEW YORK - Jameson Taillon's trade from Pittsburgh to the New York Yankees started to soak in, and he thought about reuniting with former roommate Gerrit Cole. "Every night you get a five-star cooked ...
Jan 25, 2021

Colts promote quarterbacks coach to offensive co-ordinator
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts made it official Monday: quarterbacks coach and former CFLer Marcus Brady has been promoted to offensive co-ordinator. He will become the NFL's third Black offens...
Jan 25, 2021

After several NFL suspensions, receiver Martavis Bryant signs with Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who has been suspended multiple times by the NFL for substance abuse violation...
Jan 25, 2021

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign defensive back Cariel Brooks
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks. The 29-year-old started 17 regular-season games at defensive halfback for the Tiger-Cats in 2019, tying a caree...
Jan 25, 2021

Priestman includes six uncapped players in her first roster as Canada soccer coach
Bev Priestman has named six uncapped players in her first roster as coach of the Canadian women's team. The 34-year-old Priestman, who took over the team in November after Kenneth Heiner-Moller steppe...
Jan 25, 2021

Kriechmayr edges Odermatt to win super-G in Kitzbühel, Canadian comes sixth
KITZBHEL, Austria - Austrian skier Vincent Kriechmayr bounced back from two disappointing results in downhill over the weekend to win a men's World Cup super-G on Monday, while Toronto's Jack Crawford...
Jan 25, 2021

Chelsea fires coach Frank Lampard halfway through 2nd season
LONDON - Frank Lampard was fired by Chelsea on Monday halfway through his second season in charge of the London club after being unable to replicate his success as the club's record scorer in his firs...
Jan 25, 2021

Russia confirms it won't appeal Olympic team restrictions
MOSCOW - The Russian anti-doping agency confirmed Monday that it will not file an appeal to further loosen restrictions on its teams at the Olympics and other major sports events. The Court of Arbitra...
Jan 25, 2021

Draisaitl's game-winner with one second left pushes Edmonton over Winnipeg
Leon Draisaitl scored the game-winning goal with less than a second left to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Sunday night at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. Ryan Nugent-Hopkin...
Jan 24, 2021