Sports

BYU presents tough challenge for Chanticleers, Canadian Makonzo this weekend

.The COVID-19 pandemic has presented Canadian Enock Makonzo and upstart Coastal Carolina with their stiffest challenge of the season. The No. 14-ranked Chanticleers (9-0) were scheduled to face No. 25...

Dec 04, 2020

Premature ending to 2020 thoroughbred racing season costly to Woodbine Entertainment

TORONTO - A shortened 2020 thoroughbred racing season proved very costly to Woodbine Entertainment. The organization announced Friday the reduced campaign produced an all-sources handle of $462.042 mi...

Dec 04, 2020

Longtime Belleville Bulls, Kingston Frontenacs coach Larry Mavety dies at age 78

KINGSTON, Ont. - Longtime junior hockey executive Larry Mavety has died. He was 78. The Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs confirmed the death Friday on Twitter. "I've had the privilege of wo...

Dec 04, 2020

Study finds Canada a "laggard" on homophobia in sports

TORONTO - Chris Voth's sexuality cost him a job with a professional volleyball team overseas four years ago. The Winnipeg native, who has never named the team nor country, was told outright that the c...

Dec 04, 2020

Chris Finch, Jama Mahlalela join Nick Nurse's Toronto Raptors staff as assistants

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have hired former New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach Chris Finch and ex-Raptors 905 head coach Jama Mahlalela as assistant coaches for Nick Nurse's staff. Raptors ...

Dec 04, 2020

Lyon defender Kadeisha Buchanan named Canadian Women's Player of the Year

Hard-nosed Olympique Lyonnais defender Kadeisha Buchanan, who won her fourth Champions League title in 2020 and helped Canada qualify for the Olympics, has been named Canadian Women's Soccer Player of...

Dec 04, 2020

Rangers will not loan Lafrenière to Canada for world junior hockey championship

RED DEER, Alta. - Alexis Lafrenire will not be going for another gold medal this winter. Hockey Canada said in a statement Thursday that the NHL's New York Rangers will not loan Lafrenire to Canada's ...

Dec 03, 2020

Nuggets star Jamal Murray crossing fingers that he can play for Canada at Olympics

DENVER - Playing for Canada's men's basketball team at the Olympics next year would be a wonderful opportunity for Jamal Murray, but the Denver Nuggets star has no idea how realistic that is at this s...

Dec 03, 2020

Raptors' Siakam wants to rediscover joy of playing after struggling in NBA bubble

Pascal Siakam wants to rediscover his love for the game. The Toronto Raptors forward struggled mightily in the NBA bubble near Orlando, Fla., when teams reconvened after the league's three-month COVID...

Dec 03, 2020

Canadians Jeff Smith, Matt Campbell learn draw at World Darts Championship

TORONTO - Jeff (The Silencer) Smith will face Keane Barry while fellow Canadian Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell takes on Scott Waites in the first round of the William Hill World Darts Championship. The 2...

Dec 03, 2020