Category Archives: Sports
Johnson exercises player option with Raptors, first piece of business in busy week
TORONTO - Seldom-used Toronto Raptors forward Stanley Johnson exercised his player option for the 2020-21 season on Monday.Johnson is slated to make just over US$3.8 million next season.The 24-year-ol...
Nov 16, 2020
Former CFL receiver Adarius Bowman pleased to see Canadians excelling in NCAA ranks
When Adarius Bowman first saw Ajou Ajou, he saw plenty of himself. The six-foot-three, 215-pound Ajou, of Brooks, Alta., is a budding star receiver with the fourth-ranked Clemson Tigers. But Ajou was ...
Nov 16, 2020
Hollywood stars complete takeover of Welsh club Wrexham
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought one of the world's oldest soccer teams on Monday and plan to document their first foray into the sport in a fly-on-the-wall TV show. In a pinch-...
Nov 16, 2020
Financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack set up GoFundMe account to help players, staff
TORONTO - The financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack, a rugby league franchise without a home, have started a GoFundMe campaign to help players and staff who have not been paid since June 10. The trans...
Nov 16, 2020
Reverse Retro: NHL looks back for league's future with new jersey program
TORONTO - Dan Near and his team at Adidas saw the numbers and were brainstorming about how to proceed. The NHL had just released a survey on fans' favourite all-time jersey designs, and 22 of the top-...
Nov 16, 2020
Roethlisberger throws 4 TD passes, Claypool grabs a pair as
Steelers rip Bengals
PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger apparently doesn't need to practice to carve up the Cincinnati Bengals. The veteran Pittsburgh quarterback threw for a season-high 333 yards and four touchdowns despite...
Nov 15, 2020
Hockey Canada adds five new members to its board of directors, including three women
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced five new directors to its board of directors, including three women, to serve two-year terms. Andrea Skinner, Leanne Standryk, and Mary Anne Veroba were add...
Nov 15, 2020
South Carolina fires football coach Will Muschamp
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina has fired football coach Will Muschamp, the second time he's been let go from a Southeastern Conference program in midseason. The school said in a release Sunday that M...
Nov 15, 2020
Dustin Johnson buries some major memories, wins the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Nothing ever comes easily for Dustin Johnson in the majors, except for slipping into that Masters green jacket. Johnson overcame a jittery start that conjured memories of past majors he...
Nov 15, 2020
Former Wolfpack fullback Gareth O'Brien makes move to Castleford Tigers permanent
CASTLEFORD, United Kingdom - Former Toronto Wolfpack fullback Gareth O'Brien has signed a three-year deal with the Castleford Tigers. The 29-year-old originally joined Castleford in August on loan for...
Nov 15, 2020
