Category Archives: Sports

NHL Notebook: Players ponder playing in empty arenas amid coronavirus fears
Mitch Marner has never played a game without fans. Even as a kid trying to hone his skills in frigid minor hockey arenas, there was always a parent, a sibling, a friend or even stranger...
Mar 11, 2020

Women's world hockey cancellation hits Nova Scotia player, coach hard
Blayre Turnbull was 10 years old when she saw the first women's world hockey championship played in her home province. A chance to follow in those players' footsteps was denied Saturday when...
Mar 11, 2020

Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments
NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. Emmert said in a statement Wedne...
Mar 11, 2020

Canadian teen Thorsteinson eager to face big league bats in game against Jays
Canadian teenager Justin Thorsteinson wants to be challenged whenever he steps on a mound. If that means facing the most feared hitters in the Blue Jays lineup, he'll take it - gladly. Thorsteins...
Mar 11, 2020

CFL regional, national combines to go ahead amid concerns over COVID-19 spread
TORONTO - The CFL announced Wednesday it's going ahead with its regional combines as well as its national combine in Toronto as worries over the spread of COVID-19 caused the cancellation of sporting ...
Mar 11, 2020

Overwatch League opts to play esports games online due to COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - The Toronto Defiant esports team has cancelled its planned Overwatch League event in Toronto next month because of concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. "In the spirit of acting responsibly a...
Mar 11, 2020

SMU's Dickerson, Alcorn's McNair selected to college hall
Eric Dickerson from SMU, Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch from Nebraska and the late Steve McNair from Alcorn State are among 17 players selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame....
Mar 11, 2020

CP NewsAlert: World figure skating champs in Montreal cancelled due to COVID-19
MONTREAL - The world figure skating championships in Montreal have been cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. The championships were scheduled to run March 18-22 at the Bell...
Mar 11, 2020

Raptors guard Norman Powell named Eastern Conference player of the week
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference player of the week. Powell averaged a conference-best 31.3 points last week as the Raptors picked up thr...
Mar 11, 2020

Canucks rookie Hughes putting together banner season: 'We're lucky to have him'
Bo Horvat needed to see less than two periods of Quinn Hughes to realize he was different. Playing in his first NHL game towards at the end of another lost Vancouver Canucks' season last March, the th...
Mar 11, 2020