Sports

Pangos, Ennis among Canadian basketball players weathering COVID-19 abroad

Dylan Ennis posted a video on social media on Sunday of his young daughter Amiyah, toddling at full speed toward the camera, giggling with delight. In Spain, where Ennis lives with his ...

May 01, 2020

B.C. Lions trade up to take linebacker Williams with first overall pick in draft

TORONTO - The B.C. Lions ensured Jordan Williams began his CFL tenure with a bang. The Lions opened the CFL draft Thursday night by moving up from No. 3 to first overall in a trade with the ...

Apr 30, 2020

Former NHL player Georges Laraque tests positive for COVID-19 virus

Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown. The vet...

Apr 30, 2020

Wolfpack miss out on British government emergency loan to prop up rugby league

The British government is providing 16 million pounds ($28.1 million) to "safeguard the immediate future" of rugby league, which has been grounded by the global pandemic. But funds from the emergency ...

Apr 30, 2020

Women in sport have mixed feelings about men's leagues asking for bailout money

Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League. A men's professional league ...

Apr 30, 2020

Canadian Olympic champion bobsledder Doug Anakin dies at 89

INVERMERE, B.C. - Douglas Anakin, who helped Canada win Olympic bobsled gold in 1964, has died at age 89. Anakin, Peter Kirby and brothers John and Vic Emery claimed four-man gold at the 1964 Win...

Apr 30, 2020

Leafs' Campbell 'jealous' of Matthews' setup, working to improve during pause

Jack Campbell has been diligently working out in Los Angeles during the NHL pause. The Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie identified flexibility as an area of weakness to focus on without access ic...

Apr 30, 2020

NASCAR to resume season May 17 with seven races in 10 days

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR announced Thursday that it will resume its season without fans starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina with the premier Cup Series racing three more times in a...

Apr 30, 2020

Toronto FC agrees to new long-term contract with midfielder Marky Delgado

Toronto FC has reached agreement on a new long-term deal with midfielder Marky Delgado. Just 24, the Californian has already played 182 MLS regular-season and playoff games with all but 37 of those in...

Apr 30, 2020

McDermott says there's nothing wrong with errors, as long as you learn from them

Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott doesn't mind errors. And when it comes to coaching, more is actually less for the former England and Great Britain international. McDermott, one of the most succ...

Apr 30, 2020