Category Archives: Sports
Can pro sports make safe return amid pandemic? Experts say precautions needed
Professional sports leagues in North America are getting deeper into conversations about when and how they can resume play during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while they're still looking weeks...
Jun 04, 2020
Hulking lineman Derek Dennis has experienced racism while playing in Canada
At six foot three and 345 pounds, Derek Dennis is an imposing figure. But he's not immune to feeling the wrath of racism. The hulking CFL free-agent offensive lineman says he's been challeng...
Jun 03, 2020
Siakam: Moving from Cameroon to becoming a minority in the U.S. was a 'shock'
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam feels the suspicious eyes on him when he walks into upscale shops. The Toronto Raptors forward said in his 10 years since moving from Cameroon, he...
Jun 03, 2020
Ontario Premier Ford says tests of NHL players would be handled in private labs
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the NHL plans to use private labs to process the COVID-19 tests of players and staff should the league resume play this summer. Ford was asked Wednesday whethe...
Jun 03, 2020
Sens' Smith looks back at 1st season behind the bench in Ottawa, ahead to draft
D.J. Smith has let his mind wander, if ever so slightly. Coming off his first season as an NHL head coach - one cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic - the Ottawa Senators' bench boss has already turned ...
Jun 03, 2020
AP source: MLB rejects 114-game plan, tells union no counter
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball rejected the players' offer for a 114-game regular season in the pandemic-delayed season with no additional salary cuts and told the union it did not plan to make a co...
Jun 03, 2020
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin retires from national hockey team
CALGARY - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's hockey team. The 31-year-old forward from Thunder Bay, Ont., won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2...
Jun 03, 2020
Subban donates US$50K to charity for George Floyd's daughter, says NHL matched
New Jersey Devils defenceman P.K. Subban says he's donated US$50,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for George Floyd's daughter, and that the NHL has matched the pledge. Subban announced the donation in a ...
Jun 03, 2020
AP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restart
The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league's board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of th...
Jun 03, 2020
Canadian Felicia Spencer ready to face UFC 'living legend' in Amanda Nunes
Canadian featherweight Felicia (Feenom) Spencer is no stranger to fighting legends. Last July, she turned heads in going the distance in a loss - her first as a pro - to hard-hitting Cris Cyborg, a fo...
Jun 03, 2020