Category Archives: Sports
MLS tempers season expectations, says return in mid-May is extremely unlikely
TORONTO - Major League Soccer conceded Tuesday that a return to play in mid-May is "extremely unlikely," as is fitting in the entire season. Like many leagues, the North American soccer circuit announ...
Apr 14, 2020
NHL extends self-quarantine recommendation through April 30 due to COVID-19
NEW YORK - The NHL has extended its self-quarantine recommendation for an additional 15 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league announced Tuesday that the recommendation, which applies to player...
Apr 14, 2020
Tour de France called off amid virus, no new dates set
PARIS - After weeks of holding out hope the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, the world's most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of ...
Apr 14, 2020
Tokyo has no 'Plan B' for another Olympic postponement
TOKYO - There is no "Plan B" for the Olympics if they need to be postponed again because of the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo organizers said Tuesday. Masa Takaya, the spokesman for the Tokyo Olympics, ...
Apr 14, 2020
Mom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS - Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She w...
Apr 13, 2020
Call of Duty beckons for Leafs' Marner, Raptors' Miller and rapper Zach Zoya
TORONTO - Pro video gamer Anthony (Methodz) Zinni first connected with Mitch Marner when he tweeted about "Call of Duty: Warzone" and the Toronto Maple Leafs forward followed him. "I shot him a D...
Apr 13, 2020
'A good kid:' Saskatchewan community rallies for Colby Cave's family
BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - A lineup of vehicles stretching several kilometres along a Saskatchewan highway greeted family members of Colby Cave on Monday, as they returned home from Toronto w...
Apr 13, 2020
XFL files for bankruptcy, cites COVID-19 crisis
The XFL filed for bankruptcy on Monday, likely spelling the end of the second iteration of the league. The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware estimates the organization has between $10,000,00...
Apr 13, 2020
Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36. The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went o...
Apr 13, 2020
Chiefs offensive lineman Duvernay-Tardif facing different NFL off-season
It's been a very different off-season for Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. It began with the Kansas City Chiefs' veteran offensive lineman basking in the glory of the club's epic 31-20 comeback Super Bowl vic...
Apr 13, 2020
