Category Archives: Sports

AP exclusive: MLB average salary up 11% year after lockout
NEW YORK (AP) - A year removed from a labor lockout that postponed opening day, major league players are enjoying their biggest salary spike in more than two decades. The average Major League Baseball...
Apr 04, 2023

LAFC to provide Whitecaps tough test in CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps know what they're up against. The 'Caps are coming off a rout of CF Montreal in Major League Soccer action on Saturday, but their next match - a meeting with Los An...
Apr 04, 2023

Canada's Gushue rolls to 8-3 win over Czech Republic at world men's curling playdowns
OTTAWA - Canada's Brad Gushue defeated Lukas Klima of the Czech Republic 8-3 on Tuesday afternoon at the world men's curling championship. Canada stole three points in the fourth end and wrapped up th...
Apr 04, 2023

Playoff atmosphere expected when Winnipeg Jets host Calgary Flames
WINNIPEG - Head coach Rick Bowness is predicting an intensity similar to an NHL playoff-series clincher when his Winnipeg Jets host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. "(Wednesday) night is probably goin...
Apr 04, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez beats Rodina to advance at Charleston Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Canada's Leylah Fernandez beat Russia's Evgeniya Rodina in the round of 64 at the Charleston Open on Tuesday, winning 6-3, 6-2. Fernandez hit three aces and won four breakpoints en ...
Apr 04, 2023

Simon Fraser University ceases its football program
BURNABY, B.C. - Simon Fraser University has ceased its football program, school president Joy Johnson announced Tuesday. Simon Fraser was slated to play this season in the Lone Star Conference. In Feb...
Apr 04, 2023

Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky details medical ordeal of recent months
Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky says she has emerged from a medical ordeal that started in mid-December when she found out she had COVID. The 30-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., who has won 89 caps f...
Apr 04, 2023

Canadian basketball player Laeticia Amihere declares for WNBA draft
Canada women's basketball player Laeticia Amihere is declaring for the upcoming WNBA draft. Amihere, who made the announcement via her Twitter account, played her last four seasons with the University...
Apr 04, 2023

iGO reports robust first year for Ontario's open sports-betting market
TORONTO - It's been quite an opening year for Ontario's fledgling open sports-betting market. iGaming Ontario announced Tuesday - the Ontario market's first anniversary - the province delivered about ...
Apr 04, 2023

Hockey Hall of Fame debuts exhibit on women's game
TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame has unveiled a new exhibit showcasing the women's game. Hall of Famers Angela James and Jayna Hefford were on hand to put the finishing touches on the exhibit in down...
Apr 04, 2023