Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Woods expects 2020 version of Tour de France to be mentally draining
Delayed due to the global pandemic but still taking place under the spectre of COVID-19, this year's Tour de France promises to be like no other. The 21-stage, 3,484-kilometre race starts Saturda...
Aug 27, 2020
Hockey Diversity Alliance asks NHL to suspend Thursday's playoff games
A group advocating for diversity in hockey is calling for the NHL to suspend Thursday's playoff games in the aftermath of a police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last wee...
Aug 27, 2020
Canadian players avoid seeded opponents in first round of the US Open
NEW YORK - Three of five Canadians are seeded and the two others won't face seeded players in the opening round of the U.S. Open next week. The draw was unveiled Thursday. The tournament is scheduled ...
Aug 27, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays acquire starting pitcher Taijuan Walker from Mariners
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Taijuan Walker from the Seattle Mariners, bolstering a starting rotation missing three pitchers to injury. Toronto traded a player to be...
Aug 27, 2020
Pence aide: NBA protest over Kenosha are 'absurd and silly'
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are "absurd and silly." "If they want to protest,...
Aug 27, 2020
Immediate future of North American sports uncertain after boycotts
Discussions were underway Thursday regarding immediate plans for the top North American pro sports leagues after several games were postponed a day earlier in the wake of a police ...
Aug 27, 2020
Led by NBA, athletes again put focus on racial justice
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - NBA players didn't come to Disney solely for a restart. They also wanted social reform. The Milwaukee Bucks showed how far they're willing to go to get it by opting not to pla...
Aug 27, 2020
Study finds players who play in pride games use homophobic language less often
Athletes who have played in diversity-themed games that celebrate pride and inclusion use homophobic language less often than players who have not, accordi...
Aug 27, 2020
Flyers give up 3-goal lead, recover to beat Islanders in OT
TORONTO - Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece. The ...
Aug 26, 2020
Five MLS games called off as player protest racial injustice
Major League Soccer players boycotted five games Wednesday night in a collective statement against racial injustice. The action came after all three NBA playoff games were called off in a protest over...
Aug 26, 2020
