Sports

Jamal Murray, Steven Stamkos win Sports Illustrated awards for Breakout and Best Play

Two Canadians were honoured at this year's Sports Illustrated Awards. Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was named of the winner of the "Breakout of the Year" award, while Tampa Bay Lightning captain S...

Dec 19, 2020

Canada's Gillian (The Savage) Robertson loses by decision on UFC Fight Night card

LAS VEGAS - Brazilian flyweight Taila Santos, showing impressive grappling skills, won a unanimous decision Saturday over Canadian Gillian (The Savage) Robertson on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night ...

Dec 19, 2020

AP source: Rose Bowl denied exemption to allow fans for CFP

The Rose Bowl was denied a special exemption from the state of California to allow a few hundred fans to attend the College Football Playoff semifinal Jan. 1, putting the game staying in Pasadena in s...

Dec 19, 2020

World junior hockey championship pre-tournament games reduced because of COVID-19

EDMONTON - Canada won't play Sweden in a pre-tournament game before the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton because of Sweden's extended quarantine. Exhibition games scheduled for Sunday and ...

Dec 19, 2020

Canadian Oshae Brissett one of three players waived by Raptors ahead of opener

TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors have waived Canadian guard/forward Oshae Brissett, forward/centre Henry Ellenson and forward Alize Johnson.The team's roster now stands at 17 players. Toronto's seaso...

Dec 19, 2020

Kilde beats US skier Cochran-Siegle to take 2nd win in Italy

VAL GARDENA, Italy - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde returned to the top of the overall World Cup standings on Saturday after winning the classic Saslong downhill for his second victory in two days. After tri...

Dec 19, 2020

Olympic champion Goggia gets 1st downhill win in 22 months

VAL D'ISERE, France - Sofia Goggia had a gutsy run to win a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday for her first victory in the discipline in almost two years. A day after finishing runner-up to Corin...

Dec 19, 2020

Lowry scores 25 points, but Raptors lose to Heat in 1st game at temporary Tampa home

TAMPA, Fla. - One of the first things Nick Nurse noticed when he walked onto the floor of Amalie Arena was the Toronto Raptors' 2019 NBA championship banner hanging from the rafters. "It certainly giv...

Dec 18, 2020

Northern Capitals coaches doing what they can for players' season, futures

PRINCE GEORGE - Athletes in the north are no strangers to the additional hurdles they have to hop in order to continue their playing careers on a bigger stage. With COVID forcing games and competition...

Dec 18, 2020

NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season

The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials. The season w...

Dec 18, 2020