Category Archives: Sports
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
Canada's McPeak might be 'someone's Robin Roberts' as female Black broadcaster
When Meghan McPeak considers where she is in her broadcasting career, against the backdrop of racial unrest and the bleak employment numbers of Black people in her business, she says she feels li...
Jul 07, 2020
NHL/NHLPA announce tentative agreements on return-to-play protocol, new CBA
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have taken a massive step towards resuming the pandemic-hit 2019-20 season later this summer - and securing labour peace for the foreseeable future....
Jul 06, 2020
Manitoba's public health officer sees merit of Winnipeg CFL hub idea
WINNIPEG - The CFL still hasn't approached the Manitoba government about Winnipeg being a hub city for a potential 2020 season, but the province's chief public health officer thinks the plan coul...
Jul 06, 2020
Spurs captain Lloris confronts Son during 1-0 win vs Everton
LONDON - Tottenham duo Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min had to be separated by teammates during a confrontation at halftime of a 1-0 victory over Everton in the English Premier League on Monday. As the s...
Jul 06, 2020
MLS MVP Carlos Vela will skip LAFC's trip to Orlando tourney
LOS ANGELES - Major League Soccer MVP Carlos Vela will not accompany Los Angeles FC to the league's return tournament in Orlando this month. Vela announced his decision Monday, citing his concern for ...
Jul 06, 2020
Peruvian Adrian Ugarizza leaves York 9, looks to find a place to play back home
TORONTO - York 9 FC has parted ways with Peruvian forward Adrian Ugarizza, who had yet to play in a game with the CPL side after signing in February. The Peruvian youth international came from Peru's ...
Jul 06, 2020
Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
WASHINGTON - Several Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team na...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians for weighing name changes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday criticizing a pair of sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality. Trump tweet...
Jul 06, 2020
