Category Archives: Sports
Raptors' first practice in four months had a "first day of school" feeling
Four months to the day after COVID-19 shut down the NBA, the Toronto Raptors were finally back on the floor together. The Raptors, who'd been based in Naples, Fla., for the past two weeks, but limited...
Jul 11, 2020
Raptors' first practice in four months had a "first day of school" feeling
Four months to the day after COVID-19 shut down the NBA, the Toronto Raptors were finally back on the floor together. The Raptors, who'd been based in Naples, Fla., for the past two weeks, but limited...
Jul 11, 2020
Montoyo hopes Blue Jays can call Toronto home during shortened MLB season
TORONTO - Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo knows where he'd like the team to play its home games this season: the friendly confines of Toronto's Rogers Centre. Montoyo was asked on Saturday...
Jul 11, 2020
Rowdy Tellez unfazed by Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s move to first base for Blue Jays
TORONTO - Rowdy Tellez doesn't think much is going to change for him on the Toronto Blue Jays, even as he is being asked by the team to share first-base duties with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Blue Jays...
Jul 11, 2020
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, NHLPA chief Don Fehr reflect on RTP, CBA deals
After months of negotiations, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr finally had a chance to breathe Saturday. Both men also acknowledged there's still ...
Jul 11, 2020
NHL's Canadian hubs offer little economic benefit, but morale boost is valuable: experts
TORONTO - A plan to operate NHL game hubs in Edmonton and Toronto could draw hundreds of hockey players and staff to both Canadian cities, but business experts say their presence won't give ...
Jul 11, 2020
Stars' Polak, Canucks' Baertschi won't report to NHL camps
Dallas defenceman Roman Polak and Vancouver forward Sven Baertschi on Saturday joined the list of players who won't be reporting to training camp for the resumption of the NHL season. Baertschi told t...
Jul 11, 2020
Toronto FC coach likes what he sees ahead of MLS is Back Tournament opener
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney, a good judge of his team, liked what he saw in training this week at the MLS is Back Tournament. It helped that it rained Friday morning in Florida, making for cool condi...
Jul 11, 2020
Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic won't play in NHL's restart
Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic has decided not to play in the NHL's restart. The Flames said Friday night that Hamonic has opted out of the NHL's return-to-play program. Players have until M...
Jul 11, 2020
Hamilton takes pole position at F1's rain-soaked Styrian GP
SPIELBERG, Austria - World champion Lewis Hamilton showed he's still the best driver in wet conditions, keeping his composure on a rain-drenched track to take pole position Saturday for the Styrian Gr...
Jul 11, 2020
