Category Archives: Sports

Whitecaps' Yordy Reyna breaks physical distancing protocol, enters quarantine
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Yordy Reyna has entered 14-day self-quarantine and been fined after breaking physical distancing protocols. Reyna was captured on video Tuesday taking part in a p...
May 06, 2020

B.C. Premier Horgan reaches out to NHL to offer place to play if NHL returns
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he has reached out and offered the NHL a place to play games if the league can find a way to resume its suspended season. Speaking at a COVID...
May 06, 2020

Ottawa Aces rugby league team hopes to have coach in place by end of month
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have narrowed their search for a coach to three candidates, with team chairman Eric Perez saying he expects to name one before the end of the month. The transatlantic rug...
May 06, 2020

Analysis: The NBA is proceeding with extreme caution
The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting on Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where local and state governments have sign...
May 06, 2020

Montagliani says CONCACAF World Cup qualifying will have to change due to pandemic
CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says the global pandemic will result in a change in World Cup qualifying for the region that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Montagliani, a na...
May 06, 2020

Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard named Cornish Award recipient
Running back Chuba Hubbard of the Oklahoma State Cowboys captured the Jon Cornish Trophy on Tuesday as the top Canadian in the NCAA football ranks. The six-foot-one, 207-pound native of Sherwood Park,...
May 06, 2020

Young TFC winger spending time with new puppy and working on kitchen skills
Toronto FC winger Jacob Shaffelburg had just moved into his own place when the COVID-19 lockdown happened. After completing training camp, Shaffelburg and the MLS club remained in California for the F...
May 06, 2020

Woodbine mainstay Mark Casse entering National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPINGS, N.Y. - Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame member Mark Casse will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame this year. An Indianapolis native, Casse has been name...
May 06, 2020

German soccer's Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
BERLIN - The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a loosening of a range of containment...
May 06, 2020

BMO Field adds more cooking muscle to MLSE meals program during global pandemic
TORONTO - Having already turned Scotiabank Arena into a giant kitchen, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is adding BMO Field to the cooking mix. With the help of sponsor BMO, the lakefront stadium...
May 06, 2020