Category Archives: Sports
Messing dedicating his Skate America performance to grounded Canadian teammates
Keegan Messing will take the ice alone this week at Skate America in Las Vegas, without even fans in the arena to cheer him on. But he'll be skating with all of Canada's team in his thoughts. The 28-y...
Oct 20, 2020
Canadiens sign defenceman Kaiden Guhle to three-year entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Kaiden Guhle, a first-round pick in 2020, to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal is worth US$832,500 at the NHL level with a signing b...
Oct 20, 2020
Rain could present big challenge in Mighty Heart's quest to capture Triple Crown
TORONTO - She's a Hall of Fame trainer, but Josie Carroll will also be an amateur meteorologist this week. On Saturday, the Carroll-trained Mighty Heart will run in the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes at Wo...
Oct 19, 2020
CPL champion Forge FC off to El Salvador for CONCACAF League preliminary-round match
A month after winning the Island Games in Charlottetown, Forge FC is back on the move. The Canadian Premier League champions from Hamilton leave early Tuesday for El Salvador and a CONCACAF League pre...
Oct 19, 2020
Nick Nurse continues push for Americans living abroad to vote in U.S. election
TORONTO - Website traffic for voter registration by Americans living abroad is triple what it was for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse. Nurse and...
Oct 19, 2020
Challenges wanted. Former NHLer, broadcaster, Nick Kypreos likes the climb
TORONTO - Asked for his take on the Maple Leafs' recent free-agent shopping spree, Nick Kypreos pauses. "If I knew they were signing 40-year-olds, I certainly would have tried a comeback a few years a...
Oct 19, 2020
Vancouver Canucks sign forwards Gaudette, Hawryluk to one-year contracts
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forwards Adam Gaudette and Jayce Hawryluk to one-year contracts. Gaudette signed a one-way contract worth US$950,000. The 24-year-old had 33 points (12 go...
Oct 19, 2020
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
WASHINGTON - Six Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment unseale...
Oct 19, 2020
MLS unveils programs to combat racism and fight for social justice
TORONTO - Major League Soccer unveiled a series of initiatives Monday to combat racism, advocate for social justice and increase representation in the sport. MLS says the programs come out of several ...
Oct 19, 2020
Ottawa Senators sign forward J.C. Beaudin to one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward J.C. Beaudin to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth US$700,000 in the NHL and $80,000 in the American Hockey League. Beaudin a 23-yea...
Oct 19, 2020
