Sports

Ujiri confident in restart, saying 'the NBA is a seriously well-oiled machine'

The Toronto Raptors' return to basketball has them living in an otherwise empty hotel in the Fort Myers area of Florida, a COVID-19 hotspot that has seen new cases skyrocketing. They wake up to a...

Jun 29, 2020

Blue Jays closer to getting full approval for training in Toronto

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays appear one step closer to being able to train at Rogers Centre for the upcoming season. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that "municipal, provincial and...

Jun 29, 2020

Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick's path to activism

LOS ANGELES - Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player's activism. "Colin in Black & White" w...

Jun 29, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic impacting television host Izumi's business and personal lives

The COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark on TV fishing host Bob Izumi's professional and personal life. The affable Izumi resumed filming for his Real Fishing television show about&...

Jun 29, 2020

MMA fighter Rory (Red King) MacDonald turns film-maker with digital series

While the Professional Fighters League is on hiatus due to COVID-19, training and family are keeping Canadian MMA fighter Rory (Red King) MacDonald busy. The 30-year-old welterweight offers a loo...

Jun 29, 2020

A Long-Overdue 'Tip of the Cap' to baseball's Black pioneers

Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the fo...

Jun 29, 2020

Source: Patriots sign QB Cam Newton to replace Tom Brady

BOSTON - The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player to help the team move on from three-time MVP Tom Brady...

Jun 28, 2020

Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser delivers impressive UFC KO

LAS VEGAS - Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser showed heavy hands in knocking out Philipe (Monstro) Lins in the first round on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night show Saturday. Boser (18...

Jun 28, 2020

Eskimos release Christion Jones following homophobic tweets

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have released receiver/kick returner Christion Jones in response to homophobic comments made on his Twitter account. Edmonton made the announcement in a statement ...

Jun 28, 2020

Blue Jays name 58 players to club player pool for 2020 season

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have named 58 players to their club player pool for the 2020 season. Toronto made the announcement on Sunday, three days before training camp is expected to begin. The ...

Jun 28, 2020