Category Archives: Sports

Toronto FC untouched in expansion draft, Montreal Impact trade Daniel Lovitz
Toronto FC went unscathed in Tuesday's MLS expansion draft while the Montreal Impact traded away fullback Daniel Lovitz as Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC stocked their roster. The Impact sent th...
Nov 19, 2019

Blue Bombers bound for Grey Cup, beat Roughriders 20-13 in West final
REGINA - Zach Collaros is happy to ride the whirlwind. A Winnipeg Blue Bomber for less than six weeks, the quarterback helped his new team to a 20-13 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in...
Nov 19, 2019

NHL names general manager award after Hall-of-Fame executive Jim Gregory
TORONTO - The NHL is renaming its award for the season's top general manager to the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. The name change was unanimously approved today by league general mana...
Nov 19, 2019

Ron MacLean says he doesn't believe former co-host Don Cherry is racist
EDMONTON - Days after addressing Don Cherry's dismissal during a "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast, sports broadcaster Ron MacLean says he doesn't believe his former co-host is a racist. Ma...
Nov 19, 2019

Ramsey, Bale send Wales into Euro 2020
For the first time in more than a year, Wales coach Ryan Giggs was able to start both Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey for the national team. The country's two superstars combined to propel the Welsh into...
Nov 19, 2019

Loughlin, Giannulli fighting new charges in admissions case
BOSTON - "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting expanded charges against them in the college admissions bribery scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Gi...
Nov 19, 2019

Hockey Canada dropping 'midget,' other traditional minor age group names
CALGARY - Hockey Canada is changing its traditional age group names, including "midget," a year after some other sports organizations stopped using the term. The governing body of hockey in Canada ann...
Nov 19, 2019

Shapovalov beats Fritz to send Canada to Davis Cup quarterfinals
MADRID - Canada is heading to the quarterfinals at the inaugural Davis Cup Finals after sweeping a pair of singles matches against the United States on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont....
Nov 19, 2019

Nick Nurse learned importance of shooting repetition at early age
TORONTO - Nick Nurse is thankful now that he had a high school basketball coach who preached shooting ad nauseam. "We had lots of form shooting. It used to drive us bonkers," ...
Nov 19, 2019

Tsitsipas beats Thiem in 3 sets to win ATP Finals title
LONDON - Three years after coming to the ATP Finals as a hitting partner to the top pros, Stefanos Tsitsipas is leaving the tournament as champion. Tsitsipas rallied to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (6), 6-2...
Nov 19, 2019