Sports

IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics

SYDNEY, Australia - The head of the IOC's co-ordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is nee...

Apr 29, 2020

Rourke looking ahead to CFL draft after being bypassed in NFL selection process

The 2020 NFL draft is over but won't be easily forgotten by Canadian Nathan Rourke. The six-foot-two, 209-pound Ohio University quarterback was bypassed in the draft then...

Apr 28, 2020

Canadian UFC bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras returns to action in May

TORONTO - Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras, who had been slated to fight on the postponed UFC 249 card, is returning to action May 13. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out ...

Apr 28, 2020

NRFL says it plans new pro rugby league, with big-spending plans to make it grow

While other sports leagues wonder how to stay afloat or resume play during the global pandemic, the National Rugby Football League says it continues to plan its launch. There are more questi...

Apr 28, 2020

Thierry Henry trusts his Impact players will be in shape when MLS returns

Montreal Impact manager Thierry Henry is counting on his players to be ready when, or if, the 2020 Major League Soccer season returns. The Frenchman didn't want to speculate on when MLS would resume i...

Apr 28, 2020

Manitoba premier says sports 'back of the pack' as province plans reopening

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says big public events, including professional sports, will be on the back burner when the province announces plans to reopen sectors of its economy that we...

Apr 28, 2020

North Carolina governor OKs NASCAR to race at Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The governor of North Carolina said Tuesday that NASCAR can go forward with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway without fans in attendance at the end of May unless health c...

Apr 28, 2020

French decision to halt sports until September adds to rugby league's uncertainty

The challenge of restarting England's rugby league season grew even more complicated Tuesday with news that the French government has banned all major sporting events until September. Catalan Dragons ...

Apr 28, 2020

Hlinka Gretzky Cup men's hockey tournament cancelled because of COVID-19

CALGARY - The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, a tournament featuring the world's top under-18 male hockey players, has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-country tournament was schedu...

Apr 28, 2020

Keeping a schedule key to Argos' lineman dealing with COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO - Professional athletes are often creatures of habit, and that's helping Jamal Campbell deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto Argonauts' burly offensive lineman remains unsure...

Apr 28, 2020