Category Archives: Sports

Olympic berth on the line for Canadian women as they face Costa Rica in California
CARSON, Calif. - Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller is throwing out the form chart as eighth-ranked Canada takes on No. 37 Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship...
Feb 06, 2020

Former Canadian captain Paul Stalteri joins York 9 FC as assistant coach
TORONTO - York 9 FC will have two Canada Soccer Hall of Famers on its sideline this season. Former Canadian captain Paul Stalteri has joined the Canadian Premier League team as Jimmy Brennan's first a...
Feb 06, 2020

Leafs' Andersen day-to-day with neck injury; Hutchinson starts Wednesday
TORONTO - It's still unclear when exactly Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen got hurt. What's certain, however, is that Toronto will be minus its most im...
Feb 06, 2020

Knicks fire Steve Mills, begin search for new president
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks made a big move before the trade deadline - by getting rid of the guy who would have been making their deals. They fired President Steve Mills on Tuesday, shaking up the...
Feb 06, 2020

Oilers prospect Raphael Lavoie making Chicoutimi Sagueneens a Memorial Cup threat
TORONTO - Forward Raphael Lavoie had a hunch his days with the Halifax Mooseheads were coming to an end even before he left to represent Canada at the world junior hockey championship in December...
Feb 06, 2020

Hamilton head coach Orlondo Steinauer unveils 2020 Ticats coaching staff
HAMILTON - Orlondo Steinauer will have plenty of familair faces on the sidelines with him this season. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach unveiled his 2020 coaching staff Thursday and it includes nine...
Feb 06, 2020

Hall of Fame voter who snubbed Jeter keeps ballot private
NEW YORK - The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private. The Baseball Writers' Association of America released the ballots of ...
Feb 06, 2020

Canadian duo first after pairs short program at Four Continents figure skating
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro placed first in Thursday's pairs short program ahead of two Chinese couples - including the reigning world champions&nbs...
Feb 06, 2020

Olerud, Morneau headline 2020 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class
When Justin Morneau was a young kid working on his swing in his British Columbia backyard, there were three players he wanted to emulate. The first, Ken Griffey Jr., was a first-ballot Hall of Famer i...
Feb 06, 2020

Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or cancelled by the fast-spreading virus from China. Tokyo Olympic CEO Toshiro Mut...
Feb 06, 2020