Category Archives: Sports

Canadian soccer icon Dwayne De Rosario opens up in new autobiography 'DeRo: My Life'
Dwayne De Rosario's soccer credentials are well-established. Named one of Major League Soccer's 25 greatest players, MLS MVP (2011) and two-time MLS Cup MVP (2001 and 2007), the Canadian attacker scor...
May 10, 2021

Oilers plan to keep playing McDavid, Draisaitl as NHL regular season winds down
MONTREAL - The Edmonton Oilers aren't planning to rest NHL stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl before the playoffs, although Dave Tippett has the option of trimming minutes from their workload."Th...
May 10, 2021

Siakam, who surprised mom with new house, says tough season put things in perspective
Pascal Siakam is a private person, and questioned whether broadcasting his grand Mother's Day gesture was a good idea. But his mom's tears of joy were worth it, he said. The Raptors power forward surp...
May 10, 2021

No US men in Top 30 for 1st time in computer tennis rankings
There are no American men in the ATP's Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of computerized tennis rankings. The highest-ranked man from the U.S., Taylor Fritz, slid one place to No. 3...
May 10, 2021

Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry receives honorary doctorate from N.S. university
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry congratulated students for navigating their studies through the COVID-19 pandemic as he received an honorary doctorate from Nova Scotia's Acadia University ...
May 10, 2021

Canadian men to face Wales and England in July rugby test matches
The Canadian men's rugby team, which last played in October 2019 at the World Cup in Japan, will return to action in July against tough opposition in Wales and England. The 23rd-ranked Canadians will ...
May 10, 2021

China to draw 'separation line' on peak of Mount Everest
BEIJING - China will draw a "separation line" atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday. A...
May 10, 2021

McIlroy ends 18 months without winning at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Rory McIlroy finally won when he least expected it, and it was as sweet as he could have imagined. Only after he hung on for a one-shot victory in the Wells Fargo Championship, his f...
May 09, 2021

Three-point nights for Gaudreau, Tkachuk keeps Flames alive in playoff race
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 6-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk each scored and added two assists. Mik...
May 09, 2021

Alex Cejka wins Regions Tradition playoff over Stricker
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - With a big comeback and an even bigger putt, Alex Cejka ensured he won't have to wait or play his way into events for a while. Cejka won the Regions Tradition on Sunday in only his ...
May 09, 2021