Category Archives: Sports

CFL reschedules its opening exhibition game to May 31
TORONTO - The CFL has rescheduled its opening pre-season game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders were to host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Monday night, but the two teams will now meet May 31. The move com...
May 19, 2022

Calgary Flames coach Darryl Sutter among finalists for Jack Adams Award
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter is among the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the National Hockey League's coach of the year. Andrew Brunette of the F...
May 19, 2022

IOC rubber-stamps Olympic medal upgrade for Canada's men's relay team at Tokyo Games
OTTAWA - Canada's men's 4x100-metre relay team from the Tokyo Olympics has officially been upgraded to silver nine months after they raced to bronze. The International Olympic Committee rubber-stamped...
May 19, 2022

Joey Votto targets return to Reds lineup and Toronto on Friday
Toronto native Joey Votto knows exactly what sights he wants to see when he returns to his hometown. "I'd like to see the centre of the baseball. And parts of the city? Somewhere around windows? Maybe...
May 19, 2022

Battle of Alberta starts with a bang as Flames down Oilers 9-6 to open playoff series
CALGARY - Matthew Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the Calgary Flames in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Edmonton Oilers to open their playoff series. The NHL's first playoff Battle of Alberta in 31 years ...
May 18, 2022

Lucas Cavallini scores third of the season as Vancouver beats Dallas 2-1
VANCOUVER - Lucas Cavallini scored a last-minute penalty kick to lift Vancouver to a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Wednesday evening at BC Place. The goal was his third of the season and came after a scra...
May 18, 2022

Nashville tops Montreal 2-1, ups home unbeaten streak to 23
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hany Mukhtar scored the deciding goal to spark Nashville to a 2-1 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday, upping Nashville's home unbeaten streak to 23 straight. Nashville's run...
May 18, 2022

Cole's OT goal lift Hurricanes past Rangers for Game 1 win
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Ian Cole beat Igor Shesterkin at 3:12 of overtime to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 2-1 Wednesday night and take Game 1 of their second-round playoff serie...
May 18, 2022

Ty France's two-run homer leads Mariners past Blue Jays 5-1 as Seattle avoids sweep
TORONTO - Ty France's two-run homer helped the Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Cal Raleigh and Montreal's Abraham Toro added solo home runs as Seattle (17-21) av...
May 18, 2022

CFL, CFL Players' Association reach tentative collective agreement
TORONTO - The second strike in CFL history is over. Two sources told The Canadian Press that the CFL and CFL Players' Association reached a tentative seven-year collective bargaining agreement Wednesd...
May 18, 2022