Sports

Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networks

NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods may not have won the Masters golf tournament, but his stirring return from injury was certainly a winner for the television networks following him. CBS' final round coverag...

Apr 12, 2022

FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played

GENEVA (AP) - Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing "irreparable and chaotic" harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court. The legal debate betwee...

Apr 12, 2022

Villarreal stuns Bayern to reach Champions League semis

MUNICH (AP) - Villarreal stunned six-time European champion Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 16 years on Tuesday thanks to Samuel Chukwueze's 88th-minute go...

Apr 12, 2022

Sean White named assistant coach of Canadian men's rugby sevens team

Former Canadian international Sean White has been named assistant coach of the Canadian men's rugby sevens team. White will work with head coach Henry Paul and Phil Mack, a former Canadian internation...

Apr 12, 2022

Zack Collins brings defensive depth to Toronto Blue Jays' catching corps

Getting up to speed with the Toronto Blue Jays has meant a lot of talking and a lot of bullpen sessions for catcher Zack Collins. The 27-year-old Collins was acquired by Toronto in a trade with the Ch...

Apr 12, 2022

Women's hockey and chronic disease philanthropist Joan Snyder dead at 90

CALGARY - Joan Snyder, a driving force behind women's hockey and the treatment of chronic disease, has died at age 90. Snyder died April 7, the University of Calgary said in a statement on the school'...

Apr 12, 2022

Vin Scully wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award

NEW YORK (AP) - Vin Scully has won the second Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The longtime Dodgers announcer was honored Tuesday with an annual distinction that recognizes a l...

Apr 12, 2022

Two-time Canadian Olympic sprinter Desai Williams has died at age 62

TORONTO - Former Canadian sprinter Desai Williams died suddenly over the weekend at the age of 62 No official cause of death was given. Williams ran on Canada's 4x100-metre relay that won bronze at th...

Apr 12, 2022

Jurassic Park reopening on Saturday for Toronto Raptors playoff run

TORONTO - Jurassic Park will no longer be a lost world for Toronto Raptors fans. Scotiabank Arena is reopening its tailgate area in time for Saturday's playoff game between the Raptors and Philadelphi...

Apr 12, 2022

Canadian runner DeBues-Stafford leaves Portland for Victoria over Houlihan case

TORONTO - Canadian middle-distance runner Gabriela DeBues-Stafford has moved to Victoria to train, citing stress around the doping ban of her former Portland training partner Shelby Houlihan. DeBues-S...

Apr 12, 2022