Sports

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

Former McGill coach David DeAveiro takes over Rams men's basketball team

TORONTO - David DeAveiro has been named head coach of the Ryerson Rams men's basketball team. DeAveiro is the 14th head coach in Rams men's basketball history and takes over from Borko Popic, who...

Apr 28, 2020

Winnipeg's Skylar Park preps for Tokyo taekwondo with brother basement bouts

Jae Park gave up on having a home theatre in his basement years ago. The lower level of his Winnipeg home is filled with treadmills, bikes, a rowing machine and taekwondo sparring mats....

Apr 28, 2020

English Premier League set for post-Brexit transfer criteria

MANCHESTER, England - All players from overseas seeking to join Premier League clubs are set to be subject to points-based criteria after Britain's departure from the European Union is complete. Curre...

Apr 28, 2020

Japan Medical Assn: Tokyo Olympics difficult without vaccine

TOKYO - The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year's Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine. Japan Medical Association president Yoshitake Yo...

Apr 28, 2020

Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he welcomes being a role model

MUNICH - Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says his message to young players is "just be themselves." "Every time they step on the field, play hard and know how to play with a smile on your face be...

Apr 28, 2020

Blackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising move

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, cutting ties with a key figure in the most successful decade in team history and raising questions about the direction o...

Apr 27, 2020

Duvernay-Tardif joins front-line workers at Quebec long-term care facility

MONTREAL - A Quebec-born Super Bowl champion is making the move from the offensive line to the medical front line. Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is working at a ...

Apr 27, 2020

Canadian indoor soccer star Ian Bennett flies under the radar back home

A showman and all-star with the Milwaukee Wave, Canadian Ian Bennett is a marquee goal-scorer in the Major Arena Soccer League. Still, the 36-year-old Hamilton native flies under the radar north ...

Apr 27, 2020