Sports

NHL resumes play after postponements aimed at highlighting social issues

TORONTO - The NHL raised curtain on the restart to its restart with a clear message Saturday. Black. Lives. Matter. After players in the NBA kicked off a boycott Wednesday tha...

Aug 29, 2020

Late but alive, Tour de France races into COVID epidemic

NICE, France - Delayed but alive again and out on French roads, the strangest Tour de France ever set off Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free for thre...

Aug 29, 2020

Canada's Jessie Fleming celebrates win as Chelsea claims women's Community Shield

LONDON - Canadian international Jessie Fleming celebrated her first silverware with Chelsea on Saturday in a 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield, marking the return of Engli...

Aug 29, 2020

Grichuk homers in 10th as Blue Jays beat Orioles 5-4

Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. With Reese McGuire standing on second ba...

Aug 28, 2020

PG Barracuda season should help athletes' physical, mental health

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Barracuda Swim Club season starts September 8. After months of back and forth with city and provincial groups to make sure a season could be held, the club is excited...

Aug 28, 2020

Raptors Uprising GC star Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey named NBA 2K League MVP

TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey, whose perfect season was derailed in the playoff semifinals last week, has been named NBA 2K League MVP. The 30-year-old from...

Aug 28, 2020

AP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football

Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season - including one that would have the league kicking off as soon as Thanksgiving wee...

Aug 28, 2020

Toronto Raptors-Boston Celtics series to start Sunday

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors will start their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Celtics on Sunday after Game 1 was postponed Thursday in the aftermath o...

Aug 28, 2020

Blue Jays hovering around playoff cutline at midway point of shortened season

An expanded playoff structure for the truncated 2020 baseball season has given the Toronto Blue Jays more reason to focus on the present as well as the future. The team's overhaul took over three year...

Aug 28, 2020

NHL investigating ex-Panthers GM for alleged racial comments

The NHL is investigating whether former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon made racially insensitive comments during the team's two-week stay in the playoff hub city of Toronto. NHL deputy c...

Aug 28, 2020