Sports

Padres finalize deal acquiring ace Blake Snell from Rays

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres finalized their acquisition of ace left-hander Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays, sending four prospects in exchange for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner. The Rays ...

Dec 29, 2020

Arizona men's basketball self-imposes 1-year post-season ban

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona men's basketball program has self-imposed a one-year post-season ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case. Arizona was accused of nine counts of miscondu...

Dec 29, 2020

From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

There were so many this year. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. It was as if every week, sometimes days, another luminary fell, bringing a cascade of condolence and remembrance. It beg...

Dec 29, 2020

Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign four Canadians, agree to extension with European lineman

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed four Canadians. The CFL club announced Tuesday it has come to terms with defensive back Mike Daly, defensive back Courtney Stephen, running back Jacks...

Dec 29, 2020

Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY - As the NBA neared its restart in late July, its players vowed to keep the calls for social justice reform at the forefront in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonn...

Dec 29, 2020

Swiss skier Gisin ends Shiffrin-Vlhova winning slalom streak

SEMMERING, Austria - Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win on Tuesday, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a women's slalom in nearly 19 years. Gisin trailed first-run leader Mikaela Shiffr...

Dec 29, 2020

Blackhawks C Toews sidelined indefinitely by illness

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of training camp because of an illness, and there is no timetable for his return. The 32-year-old Toews said Tuesday he has been experienc...

Dec 29, 2020

Forward Devin Shore, defenceman Ryan Stanton sign pro tryout contracts with Oilers

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Devin Shore and defenceman Ryan Stanton to professional tryout agreements. The 26-year-old Shore had five goals and seven assists in 45 games last se...

Dec 29, 2020

For Canada's Olympic and Paralympic teams, 2020 a year of conviction and frustration

When COVID-19 shut down the NCAA swimming season last March, Margaret Mac Neil packed up her car and drove home to London, Ont., from the University of Michigan. In the whirlwind days that followed, C...

Dec 29, 2020

Seismic Change: A year of bubbles, relocation and cancellation on the sports scene

The traditional wail of bagpipes had barely quieted at Kingston's Leon's Centre last March when the sports landscape underwent a seismic change. One last blast of sporting Canadiana - the hoisting of ...

Dec 29, 2020