Category Archives: Sports
Tokyo Olympics just beginning the race to reset themselves
TOKYO - Just two months after the unprecedented Olympic postponement, organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto was asked Thursday about progress toward next year's rescheduled Tokyo Games. "If you ask, a...
May 28, 2020
Canucks GM says team could hold camp in U.S. due to Canada's quarantine rules
Jim Benning says his team might take its show on the road - south of the border. The general manager of the Vancouver Canucks hinted on a conference call with reporters Wednesday that if the...
May 27, 2020
Leafs eager for chance to compete in what would be a season like no other
TORONTO - John Tavares expects hockey's restart - if it gets off the ground - to be a sprint. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain is eager to see how his team matches up. The NHL, which saw its season hal...
May 27, 2020
CFL informs member clubs its allowing limited access to team facilities
TORONTO - The CFL is allowing its teams to reopen their fitness facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league sent a memo to its member clubs Wednesday allowing local players to partic...
May 27, 2020
Auger-Aliassime announces return to action in Ultimate Tennis Showdown
Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is set to return to action next month. Auger-Aliassime announced Wednesday that he will take part in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, which is scheduled to star...
May 27, 2020
Canadian international Alphonso Davies running straight at stardom
Whitecaps icon Bob Lenarduzzi remembers watching Alphonso Davies knock the ball ahead on a run and thinking the youngster's touch was too heavy. Only to see the opposition defender, clearly ...
May 27, 2020
Nash, O'Ree, Kane among inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
CALGARY - Basketball player Steve Nash and hockey players Willie O'Ree and Sheldon Kennedy are among this year's inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Golfer Lorie Kane, track and field athlete...
May 27, 2020
Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto vying to be NHL hubs, but there's a catch
Tim Shipton lets out a deep breath. A laugh quickly follows. The Edmonton Oilers senior vice-president of communications and government relations is pondering a question about how long ...
May 27, 2020
Former UFC fighter Sam Stout mourns sudden death of baby daughter
TORONTO - Former UFC fighter Sam (Hands of Stone) Stout is mourning the death of his one-month-old daughter. "Most of you already know that we lost Sydney Love Stout in her sleep the night before last...
May 27, 2020
Bayern beats Dortmund, closes in on 8th straight Bundesliga
BERLIN - Joshua Kimmich's long-range lob put Bayern Munich on the verge of another Bundesliga title. Kimmich's goal gave Bayern a 1-0 win over closest rival Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, moving his te...
May 26, 2020
