Category Archives: Sports
Bach comes to Tokyo as cheerleader for next year's Olympics
TOKYO - The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers have been shouting the message for months now, that despite the continuing pandemic, the Games will open on July 23, 2021. The volume will be turned up lou...
Nov 15, 2020
Corey Conners hits record breaking 7-under 65 at Masters, Mike Weir makes cut
AUGUSTA, Ga. - As one Canadian made history at Augusta National Saturday, another made the cut for the first time in six years. Corey Conners, a 28-year-old Listowel, Ont. native started his Sat...
Nov 14, 2020
Canada's Randa Markos ties UFC record in losing cause against Japan's Murata
LAS VEGAS - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos tied a UFC record in a losing cause Saturday, beaten by Japan's Kanako Murata on a UFC Fight Night card. All three judges scored it 30-27 fo...
Nov 14, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC sends all-star centre to Hornets Venom GT in major esports trade
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC traded away one of the pillars of its NBA 2K League perfect regular season in 2020, sending all-star centre Jerry (Sick One) Knapp to Hornets Venom GT for centre Xavier (...
Nov 14, 2020
Canadian Vasek Pospisil loses to young Italian in final of ATP Tour's Sofia Open
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil has fallen one win short of capturing his first career ATP Tour title. The 30-year-old Pospisil lost 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, to 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner in...
Nov 14, 2020
Stroll takes pole position in chaotic Turkish GP qualifying
ISTANBUL - Lance Stroll took the first pole position of his Formula One career at a rain-soaked and chaotic qualifying session for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday. The Canadian driver placed .3 sec...
Nov 14, 2020
Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini wins job back as Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer
Former Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini won his old job back with a goal in extra time Friday in a 2-1 win over incumbent Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez in an esports showdown.The FI...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID extra difficult for those greiving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave
Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering a brain ble...
Nov 13, 2020
Multiple Grey Cup champion linebacker Mark Kosmos passes away at the age of 75
OTTAWA - Former linebacker Mark Kosmos, who won four Grey Cup titles with three separate teams over eight CFL seasons, has died. He was 75.An obiturary published in the Ottawa Citizen said he Kosmos d...
Nov 13, 2020
Deputy chief of public health says challenges remain for Raptors to play at home
Canada's deputy chief of public health says the Toronto Raptors have presented a good plan to play at home this coming NBA season, but concerns remain over enforcing strict health protocols and travel...
Nov 13, 2020
