Category Archives: Sports

Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray commits to playing for Canada this summer
TORONTO - Jamal Murray wants to lead Canada's men's basketball team to the Tokyo Olympics. The Denver Nuggets star guard said he's committed to playing for Canada this summer, a big boost for a p...
Nov 26, 2019

Bombers Spiring makes history as 1st woman to have name engraved on Grey Cup
Dayna Spiring never expected to have her name engraved on the Grey Cup when she joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' board of directors five years ago. She was even more surprised to find out last w...
Nov 26, 2019

Embiid latest in long list of NBA stars to be shut down by Raptors
TORONTO - A humorous meme of Joel Embiid made the rounds of social media Monday night after Philadelphia's seven-foot centre went scoreless for the first time in his NBA career. It was ...
Nov 26, 2019

CFL teams, league all must answer plenty of questions this off-season
TORONTO - As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers continue to celebrate ending their dubious Grey Cup drought, the CFL off-season has officially started for the league's eight other teams. Both the CFL...
Nov 26, 2019

Kim hits 25-foot putt to capture LPGA finale, $1.5M prize
NAPLES, Fla. - With the richest prize in women's golf history riding on the outcome, Sei Young Kim delivered the ultimate money putt. Even if she didn't even know the score. Kim was tied for the lead ...
Nov 26, 2019

Polamalu, Wayne, Willis 1st year eligible for Hall of Fame
Safety Troy Polamalu, wide receiver Reggie Wayne and linebacker Patrick Willis are first-year eligible players among the 25 semifinalists of the modern era for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Also on t...
Nov 26, 2019

In The Rings: Olympic Trials spots on the line at this week's Canada Cup
Glenn Howard had a taste of the Olympic experience as a coach at last year's Pyeongchang Games. He remains determined to get to the Winter Games as a player. The veteran skip can move one st...
Nov 26, 2019

Canada's Jamal Murray becoming more than an offensive threat for Nuggets
Canadian guard Jamal Murray was rewarded for his breakout season when the Denver Nuggets signed him to a lucrative max contract extension over the summer, but that deal came with expectations that he ...
Nov 26, 2019

Tristan Borges caps off memorable season with CPL Player of the Year Award
TORONTO - Forge FC midfielder Tristan Borges capped a memorable season Tuesday by becoming the first winner of the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year Award. The 21-year-old from Toro...
Nov 26, 2019

Nadal beats Canada's Shapovalov to give Spain sixth Davis Cup title
MADRID - World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6 (7) on Sunday to give Spain its sixth Davis Cup title and deny Canada its first. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.,&...
Nov 26, 2019