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Wolfpack player James Cunningham likely laid low by virus after hamstring surgery

James Cunningham just wasn't feeling right, as if he was about to come down with something. So the Toronto Wolfpack hooker/scrum half, recovering from earlier hamstring surgery, was sent home some fiv...

Apr 15, 2020

Barker feels COVID-19 pandemic robbed XFL of time to establish a following

TORONTO - Jim Barker remains a member of a rare pro football fraternity. In 2001, Barker was the offensive co-ordinator with the Los Angeles Xtreme team that captured the first - and on...

Apr 15, 2020

Canadian Elite Basketball League postponing start date until at least June

COVID-19 has forced another Canadian sports league to push back its start date. The Canadian Elite Basketball League had been scheduled to tip off its second season on May 7 with the expansion Ottawa ...

Apr 15, 2020

Bill Peters moves to Russia in 1st job since leaving Calgary

MOSCOW - Bill Peters made a return to professional hockey on Wednesday when he was appointed coach of Russian hockey club Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames las...

Apr 15, 2020

Alberta golf industry lobbies to open courses amid COVID-19 pandemic

CALGARY - Some golf courses in British Columbia are open or about to open and Alberta golf clubs want to do the same despite the reluctance of provincial health officials to give the gr...

Apr 15, 2020

Former Whitecap charged with sexual assault after alleged incident in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver Whitecaps player has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault following an alleged offence in the Vancouver area in May 2018. British Columbia's ...

Apr 14, 2020

Marner reflects on season, using his charity to help raise money during pandemic

TORONTO - Mitch Marner is usually bouncing off the walls. Whether it's between practice drills, during warmups before a game or in the locker room, the Toronto Maple Leafs' star winger&...

Apr 14, 2020

Mental health issues a major concern for Canadian athletes amid COVID-19

Melissa Humana-Paredes finds comfort on the eight-by-eight-metre half of a beach volleyball court. Feeling the soft sand underfoot, the world champion begins to mentally ...

Apr 14, 2020

Canadian international Janine Beckie signs new deal with Manchester City

Canadian international Janine Beckie has signed a two-year contract extension with Manchester City. The 25-year-old's current deal was to expire at the end of June. "My agent (Alan Naigeon) calle...

Apr 14, 2020

Oilers, Cave family announce new charity honouring forward Colby Cave

Edmonton Oilers chairman Bob Nicholson remembers Colby Cave as a tireless worker on the ice and in the community. Nicholson hopes to see the popular forward's impact carried on through the "...

Apr 14, 2020