Category Archives: Sports

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime reaches Open 13 men's tennis final
MARSEILLE, France - Another week, another ATP Tour final for Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. The 19-year-old from Montreal defeated French veteran Gilles Simon 7-5, 7-6(2) on Saturday to rea...
Feb 24, 2020

Canadians de Bruin, Bujnowski claim world championship bobsled bronze medal
ALTENBERG, Germany - Another world championship bronze medal for Canadians Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski. The Canadian bobsled women came from behind on the final two runs to finish third a...
Feb 24, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya apologizes for Twin Towers comment
UFC middleweight champion Israel (The Last Stylebender) Adesanya has apologized for saying he will make UFC 248 challenger Yoel (Soldier of God) Romero "crumble like the Twin Towers." The Nigerian-bor...
Feb 24, 2020

Leafs deal goalie Michael Hutchinson to Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs shipped goalie Michael Hutchinson to the Colorado Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline. Hutchinson, 29, appea...
Feb 24, 2020

CAAWS rebrands with new name - Canadian Women & Sports - and new logo
TORONTO - Allison Sandmeyer-Graves believes the appetite for information about women in sport is at an all-time high. The opportunity to make an impact is huge. And so with an aim of being m...
Feb 24, 2020

Montreal Canadiens sent forward Nate Thompson to Philadelphia Flyers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded pending unrestricted free agent forward Nate Thompson to the Philadelphia Flyers for a fifth-round draft pick. The move comes hours before the NHL's 3 p.m...
Feb 24, 2020

Senators deal Pageau to Islanders, Namestnikov to Avalanche for picks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have traded pending unrestricted free-agent forwards Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Vladislav Namestnikov for draft picks. Hours before the NHL's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline Mo...
Feb 24, 2020

Virus in Italy affects Olympic meetings, soccer games
ROME - The first board meeting for the Milan-Cortina Olympics was changed to a video conference Monday as authorities sought to contain a spreading virus that has made northern Italy the focal point o...
Feb 24, 2020

Emergency goaltender's mom makes emotional US TV appearance with son
The mother of Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie David Ayres brought her son to tears during a television appearance with him. On NBC's "Today," Ayres's mother, Mary, came on a video link to ex...
Feb 24, 2020

Spurgeon records hat trick to lead Wild to 5-3 victory over Oilers
EDMONTON - Don't count the Minnesota Wild out of the playoff picture just yet. Jared Spurgeon scored three goals as the Wild gutted out an important 5-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. "We...
Feb 23, 2020