Category Archives: Sports
Arena employees to feel the pinch of COVID-19 pandemic: 'It will affect people'
Jonathan Crandall was looking forward to a busy March as a security guard at the Bell Centre. The home of the Montreal Canadiens was set to host four more NHL games this month, the week-long world fig...
Mar 13, 2020
Ex-Canadian Football League player admits to college scam, sentencing in July
BOSTON - A former Canadian Football League player pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme by hiring someone take the SATs in place of his two sons. Vancouver bus...
Mar 13, 2020
World under-18 men's hockey championship cancelled
COLORADO SPRING, Colo. - The world under-18 men's hockey championship has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The event was scheduled for April 16-26 in Plymouth and Ann Arbor, Mich. Cana...
Mar 13, 2020
Richard funeral closed to public because of COVID-19 concerns
MONTREAL - The funeral for former Montreal Canadiens captain Henri Richard on Monday will be closed to the public because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadiens announced the decision was made in res...
Mar 13, 2020
World figure skating champs in Montreal cancelled due to COVID-19
Nam Nguyen was driving home to Toronto from a training session in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Wednesday, but pulled his car over to learn the bad news that would end his competitive figure skating se...
Mar 13, 2020
Mariners, Sounders, XFL shut out in Seattle because of virus
SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners are seeking alternative options for their season-opening series after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday a ban on all large gatherings in the three counties ...
Mar 13, 2020
Shapiro says Blue Jays focused on supporting efforts to slow COVID-19
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro says its too early to tell how much the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be impacted by the spread of COVID-1...
Mar 13, 2020
Bettman: NHL players in isolation while season is on hold
The NHL is telling its players and staff to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while hockey is on a hiatus of unknown length during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Frida...
Mar 13, 2020
Canadian marathoners left in limbo after COVID-19 cancels global races
TORONTO - Krista DuChene knew the bad news was coming. As one global sporting event after another has been wiped out in a rapid-fire COVID-19 string of dominoes, DuChene...
Mar 13, 2020
Canadian boxing team in holding pattern after Olympic trial event cancelled
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold had been trying to tune out negative COVID-19 news and focus solely on training and her quest for a Tokyo Olympic berth. But the two-time Pan American Games champion woke u...
Mar 13, 2020
