Category Archives: Sports

Canada names midfielder Jessie Fleming captain of the women's soccer team
Midfielder Jessie Fleming has been named Canada captain ahead of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The move has been expected since longtime skipper Christine Sinclair retired from the international game in De...
Feb 21, 2024

Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly discusses cross-checking suspension on eve of return
TEMPE, Ariz. - Morgan Rielly has broken his silence. Suspended five games by the NHL's department of player safety after he delivered a cross-check to the head of Senators forward Ridly Greig in the d...
Feb 21, 2024

Spooner embraces power forward role, net-front play to top of PWHL goal-scoring list
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner is continuing to answer the call from head coach Troy Ryan, but this time in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Spooner has embraced the power forward role to the tune o...
Feb 21, 2024

CF Montreal supporters' groups denounce ticket prices for Messi, Inter Miami’s visit
MONTREAL - Two CF Montreal supporters' groups are taking issue with the rise in ticket prices with "Messi Mania" coming to the city this spring. Inter Miami and Lionel Messi - the global icon who took...
Feb 21, 2024

Canada's Jared Du Toit finds immediate success in Asian Tour debut
Jared Du Toit was planning the next phase of his golfing career last summer, casting a wide net by entering qualifying for the Korn Ferry Tour, the DP World Tour, and anything else he could think of. ...
Feb 21, 2024

Cooper Gallant, Jeff Gustafson both anxious for start of 2024 Elite Series season
Fishing for a living hasn't grown old for Cooper Gallant. The Bowmanville, Ont., native begins his second Elite Series campaign Thursday in the season-opening tournament at Toledo Bend Reservoir. Gall...
Feb 21, 2024

Sturmay qualifies for Tournament of Hearts playoff with extra-end win over McCarville
CALGARY - Alberta's Selena Sturmay improved to 6-0 and clinched a playoff spot at the Canadian women's curling championship with a 10-9 extra-end win over Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in Wedne...
Feb 21, 2024

The stretch run of the NBA season has arrived. It's time for the playoff push
There's no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver's Nikola Jokic. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at hi...
Feb 21, 2024

Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
Just two years ago, hockey at the 2022 Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues. "Gosh, that feels like so long ago," said Matthew Knies, ...
Feb 21, 2024

Raptors get pep talk from Canadian MMA legend Georges St-Pierre
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 m...
Feb 21, 2024