Category Archives: Sports
Senators sign second-round pick Egor Sokolov to entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Egor Sokolov to a three-year, entry-level contract. Ottawa selected Sokolov in the second round, 61st overall, at the 2020 NHL draft. The 20-year-old f...
Nov 20, 2020
We the nomads: Toronto Raptors far from first Canadian team to seek temporary home
As the Toronto Raptors move to Tampa, Fla., to start the NBA season, they can look to some other Canadian teams for tips on life in a temporary locale. Border restrictions forced four other Canadian c...
Nov 20, 2020
Raptors denied permission to play in Canada, head to Tampa
TORONTO - The Canadian government denied a request by the NBA and the Raptors to play in Toronto amid the pandemic, and the team says it will start the season next month in Tampa, Florida. "Ultimately...
Nov 20, 2020
Raptors won't start NBA season in Toronto, plan to call Tampa home
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors say they will start their season playing home games in Tampa, Fla., next month after being unable to come to an agreement with various levels of government to play at Sco...
Nov 20, 2020
Canadian running back Chase Brown is coming off career-best performance at Illinois
Canadian Chase Brown has a tough act to follow Saturday when the Illinois Fighting Illini visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. His own. The five-foot-11, 195-pound junior running back from Lond...
Nov 20, 2020
Canadian Football League plans to restart play in 2021 with Grey Cup rematch
TORONTO - The CFL is planning to kick off a return to the field in 2021 with a rematch of its last Grey Cup contest. The league released a 2021 schedule Friday. It didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID...
Nov 20, 2020
Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo named to MLS Best XI for second straight year
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo has been named to Major League Soccer's Best XI for the second straight year. The 29-year-old Spaniard is the only player from a Canadian team to make the all-st...
Nov 20, 2020
New senior assistant coach Rob Howley joins Canada rugby team on Vancouver Island
Newly appointed senior assistant coach Rob Howley has joined the Canadian men's rugby team on Vancouver Island. The former Wales coach and scrum half flew in from Britain and finished his quarantine t...
Nov 20, 2020
Ben Perry joins fellow Canadian rider Hugo Houle on Astana Pro Team
Ben Perry is joining fellow Canadian rider Hugo Houle on the Astana Pro Team next year. The 26-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., has been riding for the Israel Start-Up Nation team. "I look forward ...
Nov 20, 2020
Stalwarts Mitchell, Bowman and Elimimian among players named to CFL all-decade squad
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has done something few CFL defences have since 2014 -- ground Bo Levi Mitchell. The Calgary Stampeders star was named the quarterback of the CFL's all-decade team (2010...
Nov 19, 2020
