Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - Featherstone Rovers, the lowest-ranked of the five teams to make the Betfred Championship post-season, have beaten all-comers in the playoffs so far. And they have done it the hard way - wit...

The NHL could be on the way to its version of "Are You Ready For Some Football?" The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports' "Wednesday...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a story Oct. 1 about an Ohio State University task force, The Associated Press erroneously reported Regis Becker's current role with the U.S. Center for SafeSport. He is no longer ...

BURNABY, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says his move to send left-winger Sven Baertschi to the minors shows the team's growth. The club announced Monday that Baertschi has been ...

Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended Monday for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the most severe punishment in NFL hist...

CHICAGO - Defender Sergio Dest was left off the U.S. roster for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Cuba and Canada, a decision that keeps open his option to switch allegiance from the Americans t...

EDMONTON - In an off-season of change for the Edmonton Oilers, the most significant news came last Tuesday when captain Connor McDavid was deemed fit to play in his first exhibition game. McDavid...

TORONTO - New Toronto Maple Leafs centre Jason Spezza will be a healthy scratch for the season opener tonight against the visiting Ottawa Senators. Head coach Mike Babcock's decision will keep Spezza ...

CALGARY - By design or coincidence, NHL schedulers injected an extra dose of drama in the Calgary Flames' season-opener. Calgary's first opponent of the 2019-20 season is the Colorado Avalanche, ...

There really is no place like home for Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton (11-3) hosts the Edmonton Eskimos (7-7) on Friday night in its first home game in over a mon...