Category Archives: Sports
Swimming Canada supports US after Americans call for Olympic postponement
OTTAWA - Swimming Canada says it backs its rivals from the United States when it comes to finding a solution for the Olympic Games. Early Friday, the head of USA Swimming sent a letter urging the U.S....
Mar 20, 2020
Marble Madness! Obscure sports rule in coronavirus pandemic
PHILADELPHIA - Welcome to the Marble Universe, where the rushing of glass balls down race tracks, around sandy beach corners or getting thumped by fidget spinners has suddenly become as captivating as...
Mar 20, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays send Anthony Kay, Sean Reid-Foley to triple-A
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned left-hander Anthony Kay and right-hander Sean Reid-Foley to triple-A Buffalo. The moves come during an indefinite suspension of all professional baseball ...
Mar 20, 2020
USA Swimming urges USOPC to ask for delay of Tokyo Games
DENVER - The head of USA Swimming urged the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to push for a 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games, signalling the first fissure between powerful American faction...
Mar 20, 2020
Major League Soccer extends training moratorium due to COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - Major League Soccer has extended its moratorium on team training through March 27. The news comes one day after the league announced that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it was extending its ...
Mar 20, 2020
Next ski generation emerges to take cross-country torch from Harvey, Kershaw
Remi Drolet's first World Cup cross-country ski races were Alex Harvey's last. As he chugged across Quebec City's Plains of Abraham, Drolet could hear race commentators hailing the swan song of the pr...
Mar 20, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak has put kicker Hajrullahu's NFL aspirations on hold
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to put his NFL aspirations on hold. Earlier this month, the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker participated in a free-agent c...
Mar 20, 2020
Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020- season due to COVID-19
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has postponed the start of the 2020 season, with no replacement kickoff date as of yet. The Canadian pro league was set to start its second season on April 11. Th...
Mar 20, 2020
AP source: Falcons agree to 1-year deal with Todd Gurley
ATLANTA - Todd Gurley didn't wait long to find his new NFL home. The Atlanta Falcons didn't wait long to celebrate the deal. "WE GOT HIM," the Falcons exclaimed on their Twitter account early Friday, ...
Mar 20, 2020
Without games, NBA players using their platforms in new way
Cleveland's Kevin Love did his best to reassure a skittish and scared public. Denver's Jamal Murray sat at his piano and played theme songs. Atlanta's Trae Young shot balled-up socks into a trash can....
Mar 20, 2020
