Category Archives: Sports
Sponsors urge name change for Edmonton Eskimos' as pressure to switch builds
At least one of the Edmonton Eskimos sponsors plans to cut ties with the Canadian Football League team unless it changes its name, while other corporate partners say they are watching closel...
Jul 08, 2020
IIHF encouraged by NHL's potential return to Olympics in '22
International Ice Hockey Federation chief Rene' Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL's pending labour deal opens the possibility of the world's best players returning to the Olympics. Aside from...
Jul 07, 2020
Raptors coach Nick Nurse knows attention to family will be key for players
Nick Nurse has no problem letting one of his players duck out of a meeting to take a call from one of his children. The Toronto Raptors are two weeks into what could be an unprecedented...
Jul 07, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenny Got Work gets another NBA 2K League award
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has been named player of the week in the NBA 2K League for the third time this season. The 30-year-old from Memphis also won t...
Jul 07, 2020
Chelsea into 3rd place in EPL, Arsenal held by Leicester
On a night of spectacular goals in the Premier League, it was a pair of tackles that had the most significant impact on the hard-fought race for Champions League qualification. Chelsea's 3-2 win at Cr...
Jul 07, 2020
Blue Jays hold pair of workout sessions as summer camp continues
The Toronto Blue Jays resumed summer training camp at Rogers Centre on Tuesday with a pair of workout sessions that came amid the continued uncertainty about the team's present and future plans d...
Jul 07, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps missing five players at MLS is Back Tournament
The Vancouver Whitecaps will be missing five players at the MLS is Back Tournament, including forwards Lucas Cavallini, Fredy Montero and Tosaint Ricketts. The club said defender Andy Rose and defende...
Jul 07, 2020
Toronto FC goalkeeper Quentin Westberg tries to keep things in perspective
Goalkeeper Quentin Westberg said goodbye to his family three times as Toronto FC tried to sort out COVID-19 testing ahead of flying to Florida on Monday for the MLS is Back tournament. On Tuesday...
Jul 07, 2020
Wizards' Beal not playing rest of NBA season due to injury
WASHINGTON - Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal won't take part in the restart of the NBA season because of a right rotator cuff injury. The team announced Beal's status Tuesday before travelling to ...
Jul 07, 2020
Canadian cyclist Michael Woods recovered from nasty crash, ready to race
A broken femur and global pandemic seem like a nasty double whammy. But after going down in a high-speed crash March 12 in the Paris-Nice race, Canadian Michael Woods has used cycling's COVID-19 hiatu...
Jul 07, 2020
