Sports

Spanish soccer league allowed to resume in June

BARCELONA, Spain - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez announced Saturday that the soccer league in Spain will be allowed to resume from June 8. While the top tier, La Liga, can play from this date, i...

May 23, 2020

Bad lie: cross-border golf course unplayable for Canadian members

FREDERICTON - Border restrictions related to COVID-19 are proving a hazard for Canadian members of a golf course along the Canada-U.S. boundary. The Aroostook Valley Country Club, built during the Pro...

May 23, 2020

NHLPA executive board authorizes more talks with NHL on a return to play

The NHL and its players are going to keep talking. The NHL Players' Association announced late Friday its executive board has authorized "further negotiations" on a 24-team playoff format as the ...

May 22, 2020

Toronto FC rookie forward Achara thinking of family back home in Nigeria

TORONTO - You could forgive Toronto FC rookie Ifunanyachi Achara if he thought "Why me?" When the 16-year-old Achara came to the U.S. from Nigeria in 2014 to attend Berkshire High School in Massachuse...

May 22, 2020

Indoor soccer league announces tentative return to play via eight-team playoffs

TORONTO - The Major Arena Soccer League, which called a halt to its regular season on March 12 because of the global pandemic, has announced tentative plans to return to action via the playoffs. But q...

May 22, 2020

The Spring League in U.S. interested in forming partnership with CFL

TORONTO - An American developmental football league wants to help CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie out. Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, has approached Ambrosie about a partnership. Wood...

May 22, 2020

Jets' Laine on post-quarantine hockey: 'My game is probably gonna look terrible'

Patrik Laine is eager to get back on the ice. The Winnipeg Jets sniper also knows post-quarantine hockey will feature plenty of rust - at least initially - if the NHL gets the green light to...

May 22, 2020

Jerry Sloan, Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78

Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78. The Jazz said he died from complications of Park...

May 22, 2020

Tokyo Olympics followed up by 3 mega-events -- all in China

TOKYO - Uncertainty grips next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics: Will there be fans or empty stadiums in 14 months? And how will thousands of athletes, staff, and technical officials travel, be housed,...

May 22, 2020

Raptors Uprising GC downs Hawks Talon GC for sixth straight win in NBA 2K League

TORONTO - Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey poured in 68 points in two games Thursday as Raptors Uprising GC continued its unbeaten start to the NBA 2K League esports season with a series win over Hawks...

May 21, 2020