Sports

Bettman: NHL players in isolation while season is on hold

The NHL is telling its players and staff to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while hockey is on a hiatus of unknown length during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Frida...

Mar 13, 2020

Canadian marathoners left in limbo after COVID-19 cancels global races

TORONTO - Krista DuChene knew the bad news was coming. As one global sporting event after another has been wiped out in a rapid-fire COVID-19 string of dominoes, DuChene...

Mar 13, 2020

Canadian boxing team in holding pattern after Olympic trial event cancelled

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold had been trying to tune out negative COVID-19 news and focus solely on training and her quest for a Tokyo Olympic berth. But the two-time Pan American Games champion woke u...

Mar 13, 2020

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...

Mar 13, 2020

Canada calls off upcoming men's and women's international soccer matches

TORONTO - Canada Soccer has called off international friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago and Australia in March and April due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadian men were slated to host Trinid...

Mar 13, 2020

Impact president Kevin Gilmore not sure what revamped sked will look like

Montreal Impact president/CEO Kevin Gilmore is in wait-and-see mode. Gilmore says Major League Soccer is trying to determine if the schedule will be condensed or if the end-of-season date will be push...

Mar 13, 2020

Toronto Arrows adjust to new sports reality as Major League Rugby goes on hiatus

TORONTO - Like many North American sports teams, the Toronto Arrows woke up Friday and wondered what's next. Major League Rugby has joined other leagues in suspending play for 30 days because of&...

Mar 13, 2020

Veteran defensive lineman Lemon surprised to still be a CFL free agent

TORONTO - Shawn Lemon never figured to be in this position. After registering a 20 combined sacks the past two seasons with Toronto and B.C., the veteran defensive lineman was expected to generat...

Mar 13, 2020

CFL announces its 2020 Touchdown Atlantic game in Halifax has been sold out

TORONTO - The CFL's 2020 edition of Touchdown Atlantic is a sellout, with all 10,000 tickets currently available purchased. The CFL made the announcement Wednesday, a day after tickets to the July 25 ...

Mar 13, 2020

Olympic wrestling qualifier going ahead in Ottawa without spectators

OTTAWA - An Olympic wrestling qualifier in Ottawa is still going ahead, but is now closed to spectators. United World Wrestling and Wrestling Canada Lutte announced in a release that the Pan-American ...

Mar 13, 2020