Sports

Magical Day: A memorable Canadian one-off with the mighty Maradona

It's a play that remains fresh in soccer coach Peter Pinizzotto's mind even though it happened nearly 25 years ago. Argentine great Diego Maradona -- making a one-off appearance to play with brother L...

Nov 25, 2020

Boucher says big contract won't change him; taking care of his mom is a priority

Chris Boucher's story has played out like a feel-good sports movie, the kind where everyone cheers for the underdog. Riding an overnight bus as a homeless teenager. Dropping out of high school and wor...

Nov 25, 2020

All officials for world junior hockey championship in Edmonton from Canada only

EDMONTON - All 26 on-ice officials at the world junior men's hockey championships in Edmonton will be from Canada. International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments normally have an international cross ...

Nov 25, 2020

Canadian Championship final between Forge FC and Toronto FC moved to 2021

The 2020 Canadian Championship final between Forge FC and Toronto FC will be played in the first quarter of 2021, Canada Soccer announced Wednesday. The organization said in a release the final ...

Nov 25, 2020

Canada's men's basketball team pulls out of two games this month due to COVID-19

Canada's men's basketball team won't play in two FIBA AmeriCup 2021 qualifying games later this month due to concerns around COVID-19. Canada was scheduled to play Cuba on Nov. 29 and the US Virgin Is...

Nov 25, 2020

Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate.The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wou...

Nov 25, 2020

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Bold, fast and utterly unpredictable, Maradona was a master of attack, juggling the ball easily from one foot to the other as he raced upfield. Dodging and weaving with his l...

Nov 25, 2020

Canadian Raphael Lessard joins GMS Racing for 2021 NASCAR trucks season

Canadian auto racer Raphael Lessard has signed a part-time deal with GMS Racing for the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The contract will see the 19-year-old native of Saint-Joseph-de-B...

Nov 25, 2020

PWHPA's Toronto roster gains corporate sponsor in insurance company Sonnet

Sarah Nurse's new blue hockey jersey was paid for by a company. She wants to know when she can wear it in a game. Amid a spate of recent sponsorship announcements by the Professional Women's Hockey Pl...

Nov 25, 2020

New Canada Soccer president Bontis says men's and women's national teams a priority

A tenured professor at McMaster University, Nick Bontis's school bio says he's recognized internationally as a "leading strategy and management guru." Those skills -- combined with some guidance from ...

Nov 24, 2020