Category Archives: Sports

Azerbaijan GP off; no F1 race until mid-June at the earliest
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was postponed Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak, delaying the start of the Formula One season until the middle of June at the earliest. The first eight races of the ...
Mar 23, 2020

Japan PM Abe says postponing Olympics may be unavoidable
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said a postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if the games cannot be held in a complete way because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was...
Mar 22, 2020

Canada refuses to go to Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics in 2020
TORONTO - Canada won't participate in the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics - at least this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee issued joint statements ...
Mar 22, 2020

Blue Jays Shapiro says players, staff have not needed testing for COVID-19
Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro says none of the team's players or staff have had symptoms that warranted being tested for COVID-19. Shapiro spoke to media Sunday afternoon on a confe...
Mar 22, 2020

Self-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workouts
Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Dennis Kelly has been hunkered down with his family in the Indianapolis area since the birth of his third daughter a month ago. He has been self-isolating before the ...
Mar 22, 2020

Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control. "As the world unites to limit the spread of Covid-...
Mar 22, 2020

Golf Canada CEO Applebaum asks golfers to stay home during COVID-19 pandemic
When restrictions on public gatherings to combat the novel coronavirus lift, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum knows his sport will be ready. Until then, he hopes that amateur golfers follow the...
Mar 22, 2020

Raphael Lavoie signs entry-level three-year deal with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Raphael Lavoie signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The 19-year-old Lavoie is in his fourth season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. H...
Mar 21, 2020

A look back at Olympics that never were: 1916, '40 and '44
With more and more calls to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak, it's worth noting that this every-four-years spectacle has been rocked before by traumatic events. Three ot...
Mar 21, 2020

Second Senators player tests positive for coronavirus
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators say another one of their players has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of known NHL cases to two. The team announced their second case in a...
Mar 21, 2020