Sports

General managers calling names from home for OHL Priority Selection draft

TORONTO - This time last year, the Guelph Storm were playing their way to an Ontario Hockey League title and a spot in the Memorial Cup. But with the remainder of the 2019-20 regul...

Apr 03, 2020

Powell hopes to compete for Canada after promising NBA season cut short

Dwight Powell was enjoying a season unlike any other. His Dallas Mavericks were on a path for the NBA playoffs - finally - and Powell was excited about playing a key role in Canada...

Apr 03, 2020

Italian defensive lineman Dalle Piagge anxious to attend CFL's global combine

Like many Italians, Lorenzo Dalle Piagge's life has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the Italian government imposed a nationwide lockdown - which it has sin...

Apr 03, 2020

Morgan Rielly can't explain talent-loaded Maple Leafs' rollercoaster campaign

TORONTO - Morgan Rielly has been working out at home trying to stay in shape. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman is also reading, watching movies and improving his rudimentary cooking skills. He'...

Apr 02, 2020

Canadian international Lindsay Agnew savours soccer experience Down Under

Lindsay Agnew has had plenty of time to ponder her recent soccer adventure Down Under. The Canadian international has been in self-isolation in Florida since returning from Australia where she pl...

Apr 02, 2020

In another century, another pandemic ended Stanley Cup final

SEATTLE - The Seattle Metropolitans were 20 minutes from a second Stanley Cup title in the spring of 1919, 20 minutes from adding their names to the trophy again. Odie Cleghorn's goal for the Montreal...

Apr 02, 2020

Veteran linebacker Marcus Ball not ready to call it a career just yet

Marcus Ball isn't finished with football just yet. The veteran linebacker says he's been medically cleared to resume running and cutting after suffering a season-ending knee injury last year with the ...

Apr 02, 2020

Senators announce temporary layoffs, salary reductions due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - The owner of the NHL's Ottawa Senators has announced the organization is implementing temporary layoffs and salary reductions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eugene Melnyk's company Capita...

Apr 02, 2020

Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole

MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...

Apr 02, 2020

Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears

Tom Parisi made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-year...

Apr 02, 2020