Category Archives: Sports

Osaka withdraws from W&S in call for justice
NEW YORK - Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and withdrew a few hours later in a call for racial justice. The last Top 10 seed in the wom...
Aug 26, 2020

Reds-Brews, M's-Padres games off in wake of Kenosha shooting
MILWAUKEE - A pair of Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in ...
Aug 26, 2020

WNBA games postponed following shooting of Jacob Blake
The WNBA will not play its three games Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend. The move came hours after the NBA decided to postpone its three playoff games with its pl...
Aug 26, 2020

Myers scores early in OT, Flyers even series with Islanders
TORONTO - Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece. The ...
Aug 26, 2020

Canadian featherweight T.J. Laramie to make his UFC debut in September
Canadian featherweight T.J. (The Truth) Laramie will make his UFC debut Sept. 19 in Las Vegas against Darrick Minner. The 22-year-old from Windsor, Ont., is the only Canadian to earn a UFC c...
Aug 26, 2020

Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan helps Lyon to Women's Champions League final
BILBAO, Spain - Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan is one win away from a fourth straight UEFA Women's Champions League title with Lyon. The French powerhouse advanced to Sunday's final against Germany's...
Aug 26, 2020

Block this: Canucks getting almost entire bench blocking shots against Vegas
EDMONTON - To gauge the Vancouver Canucks' chances of taking the series lead against the Vegas Golden Knights, just trace your finger down the list of blocked shots. On Tuesday, for the firs...
Aug 26, 2020

Bucks players don't take the court for NBA playoff game
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Mag...
Aug 26, 2020

CFL hall of famer Tommy Joe Coffey dies at age 83
HAMILTON - Seven-time CFL all-star Tommy Joe Coffey has died, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have confirmed. Coffey was 83. Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1977, Coffey played in the CFL ...
Aug 26, 2020

Canadiens coach Julien says he is feeling '100 per cent' after heart procedure
Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien says he is feeling "100 per cent" after undergoing a heart procedure during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Julien had a stent installed in a coronary artery Aug....
Aug 26, 2020