Category Archives: Sports

Marshall, Leonard, Lalama named CFL top performers for final week of season
TORONTO - Hamilton running back Cameron Marshall, Saskatchewan defensive lineman A.C. Leonard and Montreal linebacker D.J. Lalama are the top performers for the final week of the CFL regular season. M...
Nov 05, 2019

Defending-champion Calgary Stampeders face longer road to Grey Cup
TORONTO - The road to a fourth straight Grey Cup appearance will be a little longer than usual for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary (12-6) hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
Nov 05, 2019

Two-time Olympian and Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer Eli Pasquale dies at 59
Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer Eli Pasquale, a two-time Olympian who played at four world championships over his career, has died. He was 59. Pasquale, a native of Sudbury, Ont., died Monday f...
Nov 05, 2019

Canadian 'keeper Erin McLeod looks to share her experiences through mindfulness
Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod is no stranger to beating herself up over mistakes made on the field. But over the years, the 36-year-old soccer star from St. Albert, Alta., has learned to better hand...
Nov 05, 2019

Spurs' Son in tears after Everton's Gomes injury; Foxes 3rd
LONDON - Everton midfielder Andr Gomes' serious injury and Tottenham forward Son Heung-min's tears overshadowed their teams' 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday. Son was inconsolable after being ...
Nov 05, 2019

Shapovalov falls to Djokovic in Canadian's first Masters 1000 final
PARIS - Denis Shapovalov was excited to step on the court for his first appearance in a Masters 1000 final. Then Novak Djokovic's serve quickly got in his way. The Canadian was bea...
Nov 05, 2019

IOC pledges $10 million to anti-doping fight
KATOWICE, Poland - The incoming leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asked for more money. The International Olympic Committee said "Yes." IOC president Thomas Bach pledged $10 million to fight dopi...
Nov 05, 2019

Wolfpack mum on report that rugby star Sonny Bill Williams' next stop is Toronto
TORONTO - The Sonny Bill Williams to Toronto move continues to pick up speed. The BBC reported Tuesday that the All Blacks star is set to join the Toronto Wolfpack on a two-year, multi-million-dollar ...
Nov 05, 2019

What load management? Rookie RJ Barrett logging heavy minutes in New York
New York Knicks coach David Fizdale has a lot of faith in guard RJ Barrett. The amount of floor time the prized rookie has logged so far in his first NBA season is proof of that. Barrett, a 19-year-ol...
Nov 05, 2019

Toronto Wolfpack to play first home game in Super League on April 18
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will make their Super League debut Feb. 2 against the Castleford Tigers. The transatlantic rugby league team will play its first home game in Round 11, on April 18 ...
Nov 05, 2019