Sports

In The Rings: One-two-three punch sets up women's curling showdown in Manitoba

Perennial curling powerhouse Manitoba will be well represented at next month's Scotties Tournament of Hearts with three teams from the province essentially guaranteed to play ...

Jan 21, 2020

Canadian Liam Fraser ready for his Toronto FC close-up in Bradley's absence

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney, looking to diffuse expectations, says it will take more than one player to replace injured captain Michael Bradley. But it seems clear Liam Fraser is ...

Jan 21, 2020

Canadian baseball star Walker believes he'll come up shot in Hall of Fame vote

Former Colorado Rockies and Montreal Expos star slugger Larry Walker says he doesn't expect to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. The native of Maple Ridge, B.C., is in h...

Jan 21, 2020

Powell Power: Canadian centre plays a big role in Mavericks' potent offence

Dwight Powell's contributions to the Dallas Mavericks' NBA-leading offence might not be as apparent to the casual observer as those of his flashier teammates. Twenty-year-old Luka Doncic is ...

Jan 21, 2020

Former 1,500 specialist Elmore likely Tokyo-bound after breaking marathon mark

When Malindi Elmore reinvented herself as a marathon runner a year ago, she had no idea it would carry her back to Olympic starting line. But just two months shy of her 40th birthday, and 16 years aft...

Jan 21, 2020

Canada's Jeff Smith wins way back to PDC pro darts tour via qualifying school

WIGAN, England - Canadian Jeff Smith has won his way back to the pro darts tour. The 44-year-old from Saint John, N.B., joined Karel Sedlacek and Aaron Beeney in securing tour cards on Day T...

Jan 21, 2020

Defender Rocco Romeo makes move to Toronto FC first team as homegrown player

Toronto FC has signed defender Rocco Romeo to a contract as a homegrown player. The 19-year-old from Toronto becomes the 21st player in club history to join the first team from the Toronto FC academy....

Jan 21, 2020

Female soccer players more likely to have medical assessments after head trauma

TORONTO - Half of female soccer players who suffered a head-collision event received medical assessments, compared to a third of male players, according to a Canadian study published in the Journal of...

Jan 21, 2020

Canada women's soccer team reduces roster to 20 ahead of CONCACAf Olympic qualifier

Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has trimmed his roster to 20 ahead of next week's CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, with Jenna Hellstrom and 15-year-old Olivia Smith droppin...

Jan 21, 2020

CFL reaches co-operative partnership agreement with Brazilian federation

TORONTO - Add Brazil to the CFL 2.0 initiative. The league announced Tuesday it has reached a partnership with the Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol Americano (CBFA). Brazil becomes th...

Jan 21, 2020