Sports

Canada West cancels multiple conference competitions as COVID concerns remain

EDMONTON-No conference regular season, playoff, or championship events will take place during the 2020-21 season for various sports, according to Canada West.Men's and Women's basketball, volleyball, ...

Oct 15, 2020

U Sports cancels remaining national championships in 2021 because of pandemic

No national championships in Canadian university sport will happen this season. U Sports has cancelled its 2021 national tournaments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impacted sports are men's and...

Oct 15, 2020

Canadian Cory Johnston challenging for Bassmaster Elite angler-of-the-year honours

Consistency is really paying off for Canadian Cory Johnston. The Cavan, Ont., resident has qualified for the final day of competition in four of the last five Bassmaster Elite tournaments, including a...

Oct 15, 2020

'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders

RIO RANCHO, N.M. - People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans. But rarely do players have to cross a border almost every day to partici...

Oct 15, 2020

Canada's Chenard calls an end to storied career as international soccer referee

Veteran Canadian official Carol Anne Chenard has retired from International soccer after some 15 years as a FIFA international referee. The 43-year-old from Summerside, P.E.I., was slated to work the ...

Oct 15, 2020

Toronto FC settles for 1-1 tie with Red Bulls, ending five-game win streak

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - A congested schedule and red-hot teenager took their toll on Toronto FC on Wednesday, Looking to match a club record with a sixth straight win, Toronto (11-2-5) instead had to s...

Oct 14, 2020

11-spot: Dodgers huge 1st in 15-3 win over Braves in NLCS

ARLINGTON, Texas - Max Muncy's grand slam capped a record-setting 11-run first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who coasted to a 15-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night that cut their Na...

Oct 14, 2020

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League suspends play in Quebec because of COVID-19

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has suspended play in both of its Quebec-based divisions until at least Oct. 28 because of COVID-19.The league will continue play with five of six teams in the Ma...

Oct 14, 2020

Canadiens sign forward Brendan Gallagher to six-year contract extension

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Brendan Gallagher to a six-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$6.5 million.The 28-year-old Gallagher had 43 points in 59 ga...

Oct 14, 2020

Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled amid concern over COVID-19 increase

The cancellation of Skate Canada International didn't come as a surprise to Kirsten Moore-Towers. It was still a huge disappointment. Seven months after the world championships in Montreal were shelve...

Oct 14, 2020