Category Archives: Sports
Connor Hellebuyck on Jets' season: 'We had something special going'
Connor Hellebuyck felt like his Winnipeg Jets were on the cusp of something special when the COVID-19 pandemic brought their season to a screeching halt. The team's star goalie could say the same abou...
Apr 16, 2020
Former CFL star quarterback Flutie feels commissioner Ambrosie's pain
TORONTO - Doug Flutie can feel CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie's pain. Ambrosie continues to discuss potential contingency plans for the 2020 CFL season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
Apr 16, 2020
Akim Aliu says he believes in second chances after Bill Peters hired by KHL team
Former NHL player Akim Aliu says he believes people deserve second chances, and that includes a coach who allegedly used racial slurs against him. Aliu said Thursday he's fine with Bill Peters re...
Apr 16, 2020
Former Jays exec Pat Gillick remembers Damaso Garcia as good player, good person
TORONTO - Former Blue Jays executive Pat Gillick remembers former Toronto second baseman Damaso Garcia as a "very good player and a very good person." Garcia, a two-time all-star who helped the young ...
Apr 16, 2020
Wolfpack rue missing home opener originally slated for Saturday in Toronto
TORONTO - This weekend was to have been Sonny Bill Williams' coming-out party in Toronto, with the former All Blacks star slated to make his Canadian debut for the Wolfpack before an expected sel...
Apr 16, 2020
Whitecaps start esports talent search, looking to challenge their pro gamer
Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez-Aldana will be playing for his job as the Vancouver Whitecaps' resident pro gamer, thanks to a new esports talent search tournament. The MLS team announced Thursday it has p...
Apr 16, 2020
Tokyo Olympics could cut 'extras' in face of soaring costs
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC said Thursday they will cut some of the extras out of next year's postponed games, an attempt to limit what is expected to be billions of dollars in added expenses...
Apr 16, 2020
RBC Canadian Open in mid-June is cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open, one of the jewels of the national sports calendar, was cancelled Friday as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA Tour announced the cancellation of the tourn...
Apr 16, 2020
Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19
A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: OLYMPICS - 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021. HOCKEY - NHL suspends 2...
Apr 16, 2020
Athletes, teams, celebs are 'All In' to feed hungry
With factories closed, tens of millions out of work and a recession looming because of the coronavirus pandemic, athletes, teams, entertainers and business leaders are donating prized possessions in r...
Apr 16, 2020
