Category Archives: Sports

Montreal Alouettes executives Cecchini, Maciocia both expecting CFL to play in 2021
Montreal Alouettes president Mario Cecchini and general manager Danny Maciocia expect the CFL team to be playing games in 2021. Both Cecchini and Maciocia were brimming with optimism Tuesday during Mo...
Nov 17, 2020

Former Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive tells it like it was — and is — in new book
Rick Vaive is finally ready to tell his story - his whole, unfiltered account. The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs was never one to hold back, and it makes sense the same approach would appl...
Nov 17, 2020

'Beacon of hope:' Calgary Stampede unveils 2021 poster symbolizing hope, resilience
CALGARY - Lexi Hilderman hopes the dark, storm clouds in the background of the 2021 Calgary Stampede poster are in the past. The 22-year-old Calgarian's artwork of a young Indigenous dancer with...
Nov 17, 2020

Canadian women all over the globe ahead of Rugby World Cup draw in New Zealand
TORONTO - Many of Canada's top female rugby players have moved abroad to keep playing during the pandemic. The rest are training at home, often fitting in workout sessions around their day jobs. All w...
Nov 17, 2020

Njoo: 'Promising' start to health protocols for world junior hockey championship
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief of public health says the initial health and safety protocols proposed for the upcoming word junior hockey championship in Edmonton look "promising." Dr. Howard Njoo tol...
Nov 17, 2020

Former CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge named new chief executive officer of TVO
TORONTO - Former Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge has been named the new head of TVO. Orridge will assume the role of chief executive officer of the Ontario's public broadcaster o...
Nov 17, 2020

Toronto FC launches mentorship program to connect academy players with pros
TORONTO - General manager Ali Curtis calls Toronto FC a big club that operates as a small family. "We're just trying to take care of our family members," he said, referencing the team's efforts to hel...
Nov 17, 2020

Djuricic without a senior year at Harvard after Ivy League cancels winter season
Danilo Djuricic had seven points and four rebounds in Harvard's 83-79 regular-season win over Yale way back on March 5. There was no sense of ceremony. He didn't pause to soak up the moment. Har...
Nov 17, 2020

McGill men's sports teams to be called Redbirds after lengthy renaming process
MONTREAL - McGill University has chosen Redbirds as the new name for its men's varsity sports teams. The university made the announcement today, more than a year after doing away with the old Redmen n...
Nov 17, 2020

Philadelphia's Jim Curtin named MLS coach of the year, TFC's Vanney third in voting
Philadelphia's Jim Curtin, who led the Union to their first-ever trophy in hoisting the Supporters' Shield, has been named the 2020 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year. Curtis, a finalist for the ...
Nov 17, 2020