Sports

Roenick suspended by NBC Sports for inappropriate comments

Former NHL forward Jeremy Roenick was suspended indefinitely by NBC Sports on Monday for his inappropriate comments about coworkers. Roenick made a series of questionable remarks about fellow hockey b...

Dec 23, 2019

Jeff Mallett replaces John Furlong as Vancouver Whitecaps' executive chair

Vancouver Whitecaps executive chair John Furlong will retire from the club on Dec. 31. Whitecaps co-owner/director Jeff Mallett will assume the executive chair position, formalizing his role as the pu...

Dec 23, 2019

Celtics' Kanter thanks Trudeau for clearing way for him to play vs. Raptors

Boston Celtics centre Enes Kanter says he will be able to play in his team's Christmas Day game in Toronto against the Raptors after discussions with the Canadian government. In a column in The Globe ...

Dec 23, 2019

Scoring in Bunches: Maple Leafs outscore Hurricanes 8-6 in wild matinee

TORONTO - After experimenting with his lines at the start of the game, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe considered reverting back to the norm after some second-period struggles on Monday. He decid...

Dec 23, 2019

MLB pitcher Rich Hill and wife arrested at Patriots game

BOSTON - Free agent pitcher Rich Hill and his wife were arrested outside Saturday's New England Patriots game after police said his wife attempted to enter the stadium with an oversized bag and he arg...

Dec 23, 2019

A look at some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship

The 2020 world junior hockey championship starts Thursday in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players to watch at this year's under-20 tournament. &nb...

Dec 23, 2019

2019 a year of women in hockey flexing collective muscle for a pro league

The women's hockey landscape didn't just tilt in 2019. It was turned upside down and shaken like a Polaroid picture. From the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to the upending of the estab...

Dec 23, 2019

AP source: Ryu, Blue Jays agree to $80 million, 4-year deal

Hyun-Jin Ryu is headed north of the border to a Toronto Blue Jays team in dire need of starting pitching. One that was willing to pay for it, too. Ryu and the Blue Jays agreed to an $80 million, four-...

Dec 23, 2019

Tristan Jarry, Penguins beat Oilers 5-2

EDMONTON - Secondary scoring carried the Pittsburgh Penguins to a fourth straight win on Friday. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and Jared McCann scored the eventual winner as the Penguins emerged with a ...

Dec 22, 2019

Nylander, Marner lead Maple Leafs past Rangers 6-3

NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to show that they can be an elite team in the Eastern Conference. William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored their second goal of the game early ...

Dec 22, 2019