Category Archives: Sports
Canadian tennis star Raonic withdraws from Madrid, Rome with injured right knee
TORONTO - Injuries have once again become an issue for Milos Raonic, as Canada’s top-ranked tennis player has withdrawn from Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome with a banged-up right knee. T...
Apr 29, 2019
Altidore, Stephens announce engagement, making sports power couple official
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore and tennis star Sloane Stephens have announced their engagement. Altidore posted a picture on social media of the smiling couple seated on a staircase. “Forever ...
Apr 29, 2019
Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush named Major League Soccer player of the week
NEW YORK - Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush has been named Major League Soccer’s player of the week. Montreal defeated the visiting Chicago Fire 1-0 Sunday behind a clean sheet performance f...
Apr 29, 2019
Calgary Inferno's championship season celebrated at city hall while league folds
CALGARY - As their league sells off trophies and jerseys, the Calgary Inferno’s championship season was recognized Monday with the city’s mayor proclaiming it “Calgary Inferno Day.&#...
Apr 29, 2019
Canadian men's basketball team set to face Nigeria in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Canadian national men’s basketball team will play host to Nigeria in a pre-World Cup game on Aug. 9 at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg. The exhibition game will conclude the home team&...
Apr 29, 2019
Tavares, Chabot headline Canada squad for world hockey championship
CALGARY - Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares, Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot and Vegas Golden Knights winger Mark Stone highlight Canada’s roster for the 2019 world hockey champio...
Apr 29, 2019
Not the rocket man, HFX Wanderers midfielder Elton John is the soccer man
HFX Wanderers FC boasts the biggest name in the Canadian Premier League even if the fame has to be shared. Midfielder Elton John is used to the attention his name brings. “I get that a lot,̶...
Apr 29, 2019
Football players at Dalhousie University get 'smart helmets' that detect impacts
HALIFAX - Football players at Dalhousie University in Halifax are among the first in Canada to start using so-called smart helmets that can detect impacts that could lead to concussions. Each top-of-t...
Apr 29, 2019
'What happened to Felipe?' Film helps Lopez tell his story
NEW YORK - Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like. That would have been impossible to imagine 25 years ago, back when he practically owned magazine covers and newspaper headlines....
Apr 29, 2019
Simpsons take shot at Ottawa Senators in Canadian-themed episode
The Ottawa Senators were unable to avoid being the punchline of a joke on Sunday’s Canadian-themed episode of The Simpsons. The episode, titled D’Oh Canada, featured a scene with Lisa Simp...
Apr 28, 2019