Category Archives: Sports
After firing of Zambrano, Findlay, Stalteri to lead under-23 soccer camp
TORONTO - Coaches Michael Findlay and Paul Stalteri will lead a 10-day training camp for Canadian under-23 players eligible for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Octavio Zambrano was to have been part of the c...
Jan 9, 2018
Future looks bright for Maple Leafs rookie defenceman Travis Dermott
TORONTO - Rookie defenceman Travis Dermott has one thing working against him, and it’s not his youth or inexperience. The 21-year-old Dermott has played two games for the Toronto Maple Leafs aft...
Jan 9, 2018
Virtue, Moir have revamped programs they hope will lift them to Olympic gold
VANCOUVER - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir came out of retirement with one goal in mind. They envision standing on the Olympic medal podium when the curtain comes down on their competitive career. Only t...
Jan 9, 2018
Yahoo Sports to livestream NFL games rest of month
NEW YORK - Yahoo Sports will livestream all four divisional playoff games this weekend and the conference championships as an appetizer for next season when every game from the preseason to the Super ...
Jan 9, 2018
Coach John Herdman's challenge now is to work his magic with the Canadian men
TORONTO - Since taking over the Canadian women’s soccer program in 2011, John Herdman has proved he is a difference-maker. His on-field success is well-documented, helping Canada reach an all-ti...
Jan 9, 2018
Olympic-bound North Korean figure skaters trained in Canada
MONTREAL - The North Korean figure skaters who have been cleared to compete at the Winter Games in South Korea next month have a Canadian connection. Pairs team Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik, the only No...
Jan 9, 2018
Raptors guard Lowry to skip Heat game with bruised tailbone and back spasms
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry was ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Heat due to a bruised tailbone and back spasms. X-rays were negative and he’ll be treated and re-ev...
Jan 9, 2018
McMorris, Parrot lead Canada's Olympic big air and slopestyle snowboard team
WHISTLER, B.C. - Mark McMorris and Max Parrot will lead Canada’s Olympic slopestyle and big air snowboard team at next month’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. McMorris’s Ol...
Jan 9, 2018
Rec league boots youth team over racist, offensive jerseys
CINCINNATI - A youth basketball team with a sexually suggestive team name has been kicked out of a Cincinnati recreational league after wearing jerseys printed with individual names that observers dee...
Jan 9, 2018
Alabama is No. 1 in final AP poll for 11th time; UCF 6th
ATLANTA - Alabama was voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll after the Crimson Tide beat Georgia in the national championship game. Unbeaten Central Florida finished sixth. Th...
Jan 8, 2018
