Category Archives: Sports
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 8...
Jan 22, 2021
Canadian women strike gold on return to World Cup speedskating
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canadian women won a World Cup speedskating gold medal in team pursuit in their first international races in months Friday. Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann and...
Jan 22, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs won't have Auston Matthews, Joe Thornton against Edmonton Oilers
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will be missing two forwards in Friday night's rematch against the visiting Edmonton Oilers. Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe says star centre Auston Matthews will sit...
Jan 22, 2021
'Ready to be flexible': NHL teams know different looks key against familiar foes
Players and coaches across the NHL have talked a lot about embracing change and new normals in this most unusual of seasons. The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it an abbreviated schedule, realigned di...
Jan 22, 2021
Canadian Olympic boss says IOC plans to go ahead with Tokyo Games this summer
TORONTO - The head of the Canadian Olympic Committee says the IOC remains committed to staging the Summer Games in Tokyo this summer. COC chief executive officer David Shoemaker tweeted he attended a ...
Jan 22, 2021
Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting'
TOKYO - IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled. Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 ...
Jan 22, 2021
Hearing today in case of taekwondo coach convicted of sexually assaulting student
The case of an elite taekwondo coach convicted of sexually assaulting one of his teenage students is back before an Ontario court today.Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy is set to hear submis...
Jan 22, 2021
Toffoli continues dominance as Montreal Canadiens trounce Vancouver Canucks 7-3
VANCOUVER - Tyler Toffoli continued to run amok over the Canucks Thursday, tallying two goals and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens dominated Vancouver 7-3. The three points added to the hat trick T...
Jan 21, 2021
Four different Jets score as Winnipeg beats the Ottawa Senators 4-1
OTTAWA - The Winnipeg Jets delivered their most complete effort of the young season on Thursday night, using a balanced attack and steady goaltending for a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. Four diffe...
Jan 21, 2021
Alice Hoagland, gay-rugby godmother and 9-11 activist, dies
Alice Hoagland, a beloved figure of the gay rugby movement that her own son, Mark Bingham, helped set in motion shortly before he perished in the 2001 terrorist attacks as one of the heroes of Flight ...
Jan 21, 2021
