Category Archives: Sports

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s recent decision to not stand during the national anthem as a way of protesting police killings of unarmed black men has drawn support and scorn...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Tessa Virtue couldn’t find one adjective to describe her and ice dancing partner Scott Moir’s return to competition after two years away from the sport. So she used fou...

NEW YORK - Milos Raonic didn’t have his main weapon ready to bail him out at Flushing Meadows. The fifth-seeded Raonic crashed out of the U.S. Open in the second round Wednesday, losing 6-7 (4),...

NEW YORK - The cramping became so debilitating, Milos Raonic said, he couldn’t grip his racket properly. The Wimbledon runner-up just last month, and seeded No. 5 at the U.S. Open, Raonic began ...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have named forward Blake Wheeler as their new captain. Wheeler fills the void left by former captain Andrew Ladd, who was dealt to Chicago in February. The six-foot-five, ...

TORONTO - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and kicker Rene Paredes of the league-leading Calgary Stampeders and receiver Terrence Toliver of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have been named the CFL’s top per...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Two months before competing in his first international event of the season, Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan still isn’t ready to name a new coach. That suits him just fin...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Switzerland’s supreme court says it has dismissed Russia’s appeal to compete at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Swiss Federal Tribunal says its judge dismiss...

One significant voice could be missing for several NHL teams when training camps get under way in mid-September. Fourteen of the league’s 30 head coaches will take part in the World Cup of Hocke...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Switzerland’s supreme court has dismissed Russia’s request to compete at Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. More coming. The Associated Press