Sports

Virus may have US sports leagues cutting locker-room access

MIAMI - The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are all weighing plans to restrict access to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the coronavirus, as co...

Mar 09, 2020

Canada downs Wales to stay unheated on Day 1 of HSBC Rugby Sevens

VANCOUVER - Canada looked to be in the driver's seat, but took no chances, pounding Wales 29-7 Saturday to finish unbeaten in Saturday's opening day of the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament. Th...

Mar 09, 2020

Injured Bianca Andreescu drops out of Indian Wells, won't defend title

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Bianca Andreescu will not defend her title at the BNP Paribas Open because of a lingering left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion dropped out of the WTA Tour ...

Mar 09, 2020

Huskies headed for women's final as their coach reflects on roller-coaster year

OTTAWA - Lisa Thomaidis was the picture of calm Saturday as her Saskatchewan Huskies downed the Laval Rouge et Or 76-57 in the semifinals of the U Sports women's basketball championship in Ottawa...

Mar 09, 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 09, 2020

Weidemann leads Canada to five-medal day at final World Cup speedskating stop

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann won gold in the women's 3,000-metres as Canada picked up five medals on the opening day of the ISU World Cup Final speedskating competition. Weide...

Mar 09, 2020

FIFA visits Toronto this week to hold 2026 World Cup candidate city workshops

TORONTO - The next step in the host city selection process for the 2026 World Cup takes place Thursday when FIFA representatives meet with the Canadian Soccer Association and representatives from...

Mar 09, 2020

New coronavirus causes cancellation of women's world hockey championship

A women's world hockey championship has been wiped out by disease for a second time, with host Canada the loser of this year's tournament. The International Ice Hockey Federation cancelled the 10...

Mar 09, 2020

Quebec trying to determine whether to cancel world figure skating championships

MONTREAL - Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann says the government is evaluating whether to allow the world figure skating championships to go ahead next week in Montreal. Her comments today come a...

Mar 09, 2020

Canada's Kingsbury claims ninth straight moguls Crystal Globe with win in Russia

KRASNOYARSK, Russia - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury picked up his ninth straight World Cup overall moguls title with a win in Saturday's dual moguls in Russia. Kingsbury defeated Thomas Gerken Schofield o...

Mar 09, 2020