Sports

Canada looks to add to valuable FIFA ranking points in friendly against Iceland

Two wins, eight goals but just 2.26 ranking points. A pair of comfortable 4-1 victories over No. 162 Barbados has given Canada confidence but done little to move the needle when it come...

Jan 16, 2020

The hardscrabble story behind Canadian wrestling legend Rocky 'Soulman' Johnson

HALIFAX - Growing up in northern Nova Scotia in the 1950s, Wayde Bowles once spent 25 cents to watch wrestlers like "The Beast" compete at the Bailey Arena in Amherst. "It's hard to say exac...

Jan 16, 2020

Montreal Canadiens prospect Cam Hillis having bounce-back season with OHL Storm

Guelph Storm forward Cam Hillis needed a few games at the beginning of this year's Ontario Hockey League season to get back up to speed after all the time he spent off the ice rehabilitating...

Jan 16, 2020

Flames' Tkachuk attempting to distance himself from feud with Kassian, Oilers

TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk tried to pour cold water on his feud with Zack Kassian. It didn't really work. After not speaking to reporters following Wednesday's practice, the Ca...

Jan 16, 2020

Marc Gasol expects to return from hamstring injury for Raptors' next game

TORONTO - Marc Gasol's return to health has been an around-the-clock group effort. After sitting out 12 games with a hamstring injury, the Raptors centre is expected to play on Wednesday when Toronto ...

Jan 16, 2020

Prolific Canadian goal-scorer Evelyne Viens goes fifth overall in NWSL draft

BALTIMORE - Canadian forward Evelyne Viens went fifth overall to Sky Blue FC in Thursday's National Women's Soccer League draft. A prolific sniper at the University of South Florida, the native of&nbs...

Jan 16, 2020

Joel Waterman makes history, the first CPL player to be sold to another league

The 14th pick in the inaugural CPL-U Sports Draft, Joel Waterman arrived in the Canadian Premier League with little fanfare to most. But Cavalry FC coach and GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr. knew what ...

Jan 16, 2020

Beltrán out as Mets manager in wake of sign-stealing scandal

NEW YORK - Carlos Beltrn is out as manager of the New York Mets before managing even a single game, the latest fallout from the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal that has rocked Major League Baseb...

Jan 16, 2020

Aiming to return to top 50, Pospisil feeling balanced, healthy and confident

Even though Vasek Pospisil missed the first six months of the 2019 season to recover from back surgery, the Canadian tennis veteran still feels it was one of the best years of his career. During ...

Jan 16, 2020

Thierry Henry sees need for better defence after first practice with Impact

MONTREAL - Thierry Henry is fully aware the Montreal Impact are lacking depth on defence after just one practice. The former Arsenal and Barcelona star, who was hired as Montreal's head coach in ...

Jan 16, 2020