Sports

Wilson, Rapinoe, Bird to host different and remote ESPYS

LOS ANGELES - It's a way different kind of year, and so The ESPYs will be, too. For the first time, the show will feature three hosts in remote settings and a changed focus. Instead of honouring the p...

May 26, 2020

Raptors Uprising guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey gets another NBA 2K honour

TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has been named player of the week in the NBA 2K League for the second time in three weeks. The 30-year-old from Memphis won We...

May 26, 2020

Ex-Pirates infielder Kang banned 1 year by Korean league

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The Korean Baseball Organization has suspended ex-Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang for a year and ordered him to perform 300 hours of community service over a seri...

May 25, 2020

'One for the history books:' Horse racing back but without cheering crowds

WINNIPEG - A horse track in Manitoba has had some significant moments in its more than 60 years of racing, but animals charging around the oval loop before empty stands will be historic. "It's going t...

May 25, 2020

Montreal Impact return to training centre for individual outdoor workouts

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact returned to their training centre Monday for their first individual outdoor practice sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Impact players had been training on their...

May 25, 2020

Whitecaps 'keeper Maxime Crepeau dreaming about being back on the soccer pitch

It's been 80 days since the Vancouver Whitecaps last saw action, so goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau can be forgiven for dreaming about soccer. But for the 26-year-old Canadian international from Candiac, Qu...

May 25, 2020

Lions rookie linebacker Williams patiently waiting for 2020 CFL season

Jordan Williams isn't allowing the COVID-19 pandemic dampen his enthusiasm of starting his pro football career with the B.C. Lions. The six-foot, 232-pound linebacker was the first...

May 25, 2020

National Women's Soccer League moves to allow training in small groups

The National Women's Soccer League moved a step closer to resuming play by announcing Monday that players can start training in small groups providing it is done under league protocols and m...

May 25, 2020

Canada's Stewart Friesen ready to get back to racing at NC Education Lottery 200

Stewart Friesen expects that he's going to be by himself almost all day on Tuesday. Not a unique experience for anyone during the COVID-19 pandemic, but very different for a driver competing on the NA...

May 25, 2020

NHL hoping to move to Phase 2 of return-to-play protocol in early June

TORONTO - The NHL is hoping to move to Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol, including the opening of practice facilities and allowing small group workouts, early next month. The league, which was f...

May 25, 2020