Category Archives: Sports
'It's about time': Trump pardons late boxer Jack Johnson
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson’s name more than 100 years after what m...
May 24, 2018
NFL teams under no time pressure to form own anthem policies
With no deadlines to meet and a monthlong summer break coming up, NFL teams are in no hurry to formulate a policy on demonstrations during the national anthem. One day after league owners mandated tha...
May 24, 2018
Angels push back Otani's next outing as starting pitcher
TORONTO - The Los Angeles Angels are pushing back Shohei Otani’s next outing as a starting pitcher to manage the workload of the two-way rookie. Angels manager Mike Scioscia made the announcemen...
May 24, 2018
Welington Castillo of White Sox banned 80 games for EPO test
NEW YORK - Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance. The commissione...
May 24, 2018
Canadians Andreescu, Polansky off to final round of French Open qualifying
PARIS - Two Canadians are one win away from joining Denis Shapovalov in the main singles draw at the French Open. Mississauga teen Bianca Andreescu advanced to the final round of women’s qualify...
May 24, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack add Samoan international centre Ricky Leutele for next season
TORONTO - The Cronulla Sharks say Samoan international centre Ricky Leutele will join the Toronto Wolfpack next season. The Australian-born Leutele has played 114 National Rugby League games since mak...
May 24, 2018
Maple Leafs hire a second assistant GM, adding Laurence Gilman from NHL office
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t wasted any time filling their executive offices. For the second time in as many days, the Leafs added an assistant general manager on Thursday, hiring L...
May 24, 2018
Olynyk, Powell among coaching staff for India Basketball Without Borders camp
NEW YORK - Canadians Kelly Olynyk and Dwight Powell highlight the coaching staff for the NBA’s second Basketball Without Borders camp in India. Olynyk, a centre for the Miami Heat, and Powell, o...
May 24, 2018
How'd they do that? A look at how the Vegas Golden Knights were built
Jonathan Marchessault, and how he found his way to Vegas, might be the epitome of how the Golden Knights forged their improbable run to the Stanley Cup final. After the centre was surprisingly left ex...
May 24, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Washington 4 Tampa Bay 0 (Capitals win series 4-3) — AHL Playoffs Third Round Toronto 5 Lehigh Valley 0 (Marlies lead series 3-0) — NBA Pla...
May 23, 2018
