Sports

Veteran driver Yannick Gingras feeling good about Pepsi North America Cup

It's easy to see why driver Yannick Gingras has a good feeling about the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup on Saturday night. The native of Sorel, Que., will make his ninth appearance in se...

Aug 28, 2020

Naomi Osaka into W&S final after calling for racial justice

NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka overcame a faulty serve and reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open on Friday following a one-day break in the tournament prompted by her call for racial justice. ...

Aug 28, 2020

NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing. In a ...

Aug 28, 2020

Trainer Carroll says plan is for Curlin's Voyage to run in Queen's Plate

TORONTO - Trainer Josie Carroll says the plan now is for Woodbine Oaks winner Curlin's Voyage to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate next month. Curlin's Voyage served notice Aug. 15 that she'd b...

Aug 28, 2020

RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments

Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a local radio show after RSL players protested racial injustice by not taking the field for a matc...

Aug 28, 2020

Some sports ready to return, but other schedules remain murky in week of protests

The professional sports schedule is expected to start getting busier on Friday after a string of postponements the past two days, but it won't be back to normal just yet. While the NBA has said it hop...

Aug 28, 2020

NHL playoffs set to resume Saturday after two days of postponements

NEW YORK - The NHL playoffs will resume with three games on Saturday after all games Thursday and Friday were postponed in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, i...

Aug 28, 2020

Local sports teams speak on professional athletes' protests

PRINCE GEORGE - Athletes are role models in any community and Prince George is no exception. Both the UNBC Timberwolves and Prince George Cougars are among the most prominent sports teams in the city,...

Aug 27, 2020

Mets, Marlins walk off field in social injustice protest

NEW YORK - The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not to start their scheduled...

Aug 27, 2020

A's not playing finale at Texas to support racial justice

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas to show support for calls for racial justice. Oakland's decision not to play Thursday night came a day af...

Aug 27, 2020