Category Archives: Sports

You can't say the crowds influenced rusty NFL officials
No one can say the crowds influenced the officials. The crews may have been a bit rusty without a preseason, but only two teams - the Chiefs and Jaguars - allowed fans into the stadium during the NFL'...
Sep 15, 2020

Runners find joy in virtual racing during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Jeff Clarkson wasn't a runner when COVID-19 shut down recreation and fitness facilities in March. The 36-year-old was refereeing a Tier 2 junior hockey game when he received a...
Sep 15, 2020

Stars on to Stanley Cup Final after 3-2 OT win over Vegas
EDMONTON - Denis Gurianov scored on a one-timer during a power play 3:36 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Monday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for t...
Sep 14, 2020

Life after the bubble: CJ McCollum releases his first wine
PORTLAND, Ore. - Always a wine connoisseur, CJ McCollum is now a wine maker, too. The Portland Trail Blazers guard has a signature wine coming out Tuesday, and apropos of Oregon, it's a pinot noir. Mc...
Sep 14, 2020

Habs' Gallagher took nothing personal from Vigneault's comments in playoffs
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher figures he could have returned to action mere weeks after suffering a broken jaw on a controversial play in the playoffs. Instead, Gallagher is left to won...
Sep 14, 2020

Blue Jays and Yankees to square off in the Bronx in key divisional series
Less than one-quarter of the shortened baseball season remains and the Toronto Blue Jays are just ahead of the New York Yankees, have a chance at securing home playoff dates and are&nbs...
Sep 14, 2020

Coach Aaron Zimmerle has unfinished business with the Canada Wolverines
Born in Canada and raised in Australia, Aaron Zimmerle is back for a second stint as coach of the Canadian men's rugby league team. There is unfinished business. He was first appointed Canada coa...
Sep 14, 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime suffers first-round loss at Italian Open
ROME - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 7-5 to Serbia's Filip Krajinovic in the first round of the ATP Tour's Italian Open on Monday. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 16 seed and world No. 20, won jus...
Sep 14, 2020

Canada's Henderson withdraws from Portland Classic due to poor air quality
PORTLAND, Ore. - Canada's Brooke Henderson withdrew from the LPGA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic on Monday due to poor air quality. Henderson told The Canadian Press that she was withdrawing shortly a...
Sep 14, 2020

Quebec Student Sports Federation cancels fall university sports due to COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Quebec Student Sports Federation has cancelled university sports for the fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities are permitted activities with another school in cross-c...
Sep 14, 2020