Category Archives: Sports

Scotiabank Arena turns into giant kitchen as MLSE looks to make 10,000 meals daily
TORONTO - Scotiabank Arena, home to the Maple Leafs and Raptors, has been turned into a giant kitchen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The same arena floor that saw Kawhi Leonard sink his buzzer-beater t...
Apr 24, 2020

Major League Soccer extends team training moratorium through May 15
Major League Soccer has extended its team training moratorium through May 15. The move is not a surprise given the league, on April 17, extended its suspension of play to at least June 8 due...
Apr 23, 2020

One constant in this unique NFL draft: Joe Burrow at the top
In this most unique of drafts, filled with technological concerns and even uncertainty when real football might return, there was one constant Thursday night: Joe Burrow. For months, the national cham...
Apr 23, 2020

Hello Joe! Bengals take Heisman winner Burrow 1st overall
CINCINNATI - Joe Burrow's next challenge is daunting: return to his home state and resurrect the woebegone Bengals. Cincinnati took the Heisman Trophy winner first overall in the NFL draft Thursday ni...
Apr 23, 2020

Habs winger Brendan Gallagher: Bettman 'very motivated to play these games'
Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher thinks there will be hockey this summer. And that belief comes from what he knows about one of the men in charge. Speaking on a conference call wi...
Apr 23, 2020

Mississauga Food Bank says RJ Barrett donation will provide 200,000 meals
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Mississauga Food Bank says a $100,000 donation made earlier this week by New York Knicks rookie RJ Barrett will provide 200,000 meals as part of the community's fight against t...
Apr 23, 2020

92-year-old Vin Scully hospitalized after fall at home
LOS ANGELES - Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully has been hospitalized after falling at his Los Angeles-area home. The team says the 92-year-old fell Tuesday and was taken to the hospi...
Apr 23, 2020

Duvernay-Tardif, Kansas City Chiefs agree to restructure player's contract
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a restructured deal for the Canadian offensive lineman. The move helps Kansas City secure more cap space heading into this w...
Apr 23, 2020

New trial sought in Saints star's death over split verdict
NEW ORLEANS - The man convicted of killing former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith has asked for a new trial because the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that split verdicts are unconstitutional in stat...
Apr 23, 2020

Baseball Canada cancels 11 national championships due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Baseball Canada has cancelled all its 2020 national championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision announced Thursday affects 11 national tournaments, from the Baseball Canada ...
Apr 23, 2020