Category Archives: Sports

WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele had a feeling something might be up with teammate Jacob Trouba, but he was surprised to learn the young Winnipeg Jets defenceman has asked to be traded. “Obviously, tal...

TORONTO - Brad Marchand wasn’t among the first 16 players named to Canada’s World Cup of Hockey roster because the team’s brass wanted to avoid a controversy. Even though everyone in...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors plan to join the growing chorus of pro athletes speaking out against police brutality, a topic that has hit close to home for DeMar DeRozan. “I had a close friend o...

Mylan Hicks was a football coach’s dream. Blessed with speed and athleticism to dazzle on the field, he also had the humility to accept criticism and coaching. And he always did it with a smile,...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are moving their American Hockey League team to Canada. The Senators announced Monday that team owner Eugene Melnyk has purchased Ottawa’s AHL affiliate currently re...

OTTAWA - Frances Dafoe, a Canadian pairs figure skater who won a world title and an Olympic silver medal, has died at age 86. Skate Canada confirmed Dafoe in a release that Dafoe died on Friday evenin...

EDMONTON - For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Oilers will have a mascot prowling around the rink. The Oilers unveiled “Hunter” the Canadian lynx Monday. The team’s...

TORONTO - Ryan Getzlaf didn’t practice Monday ahead of the World Cup of Hockey final. Hockey Canada said it was just a maintenance day for the 31-year-old, who played more than 17 minutes and po...

The outpouring of warmth for Arnold Palmer extended north of the border the day after his death, even if the King of golf almost thwarted Canadian Sandra Post’s bid to win the 1978 Dinah Shore c...

Rome’s city council will vote Thursday whether to support Mayor Virginia Raggi’s rejection of the city’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The motion is expected to pass easily since...