Sports

Woodbine mainstay Mark Casse entering National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

SARATOGA SPINGS, N.Y. - Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame member Mark Casse will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame this year. An Indianapolis native, Casse has been name...

May 06, 2020

German soccer's Bundesliga given OK to resume in May

BERLIN - The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a loosening of a range of containment...

May 06, 2020

BMO Field adds more cooking muscle to MLSE meals program during global pandemic

TORONTO - Having already turned Scotiabank Arena into a giant kitchen, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is adding BMO Field to the cooking mix. With the help of sponsor BMO, the lakefront stadium...

May 06, 2020

Former commissioner Larry Smith understands COVID-19 pandemic's impact upon CFL

Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...

May 05, 2020

Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL resume its season

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs' parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of Canada's biggest city serving as a so-called "hocke...

May 05, 2020

Athleteics Canada awards Olympic spots to Dunfee, Hofbauer and Pidhoresky

OTTAWA - Marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky and race walker Evan Dunfee have been nominated by Athletics Canada for their events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympi...

May 05, 2020

Leafs' Holl: American players waiting for 'concrete plan' before crossing border

TORONTO - Maple Leafs defenceman Justin Holl is ready to go. He's just waiting for the green light. Holl has spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the NHL, and much of North Ame...

May 05, 2020

Toronto FC chef still hard at work and getting rave reviews during pandemic

TORONTO - Chef Elaine Flamenco is valued by Toronto FC players, coaches and staff for far more than her food. Flamenco and her culinary team at the MLS club's north Toronto training facility...

May 05, 2020

Spruce Meadows cancels Masters show jumping event because of COVID-19

CALGARY - Spruce Meadows has cancelled its marquee Masters show jumping tournament scheduled for September because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The equestrian and soccer facility in Calgary had already c...

May 05, 2020

Mountain bike World Cup race in Quebec cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

QUEBEC - The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event scheduled this summer in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que., has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fifth stop on the 2020 World Cup series was set...

May 05, 2020