Category Archives: Sports

Daniel Nestor shares memories of young Denis Shapovalov ahead of Davis Cup event
EDMONTON - Canadian teenage tennis wunderkind Denis Shapovalov remembers growing up watching doubles legend Daniel Nestor play - but the ageless Nestor says it was Shapovalov who left the unforgettabl...
Sep 12, 2017
Some NHL veterans looking to extend their careers as camps open this week
NHL rosters will be mostly set when training camps open this week, with only a couple of spots in each team’s 23-man lineup up for grabs. Every season, there are veterans looking to extend their...
Sep 12, 2017
Toronto FC promotes Corey Wray to assistant GM, team operations and strategy
Toronto FC has promoted Corey Wray to assistant general manager, team operations and strategy. The 32-year-old Wray, who previously served as the MLS club’s director of team operations, will foc...
Sep 12, 2017
Hodgson hired as manager of Crystal Palace, replaces De Boer
Roy Hodgson returned to soccer management for the first time since leaving his job as England coach last year, taking over at Premier League struggler Crystal Palace on Tuesday as a replacement for th...
Sep 12, 2017
Montreal moves ahead of archrival Laval in weekly U Sports football rankings
TORONTO - The Montreal Carabins leapfrogged archrival Laval on Tuesday to move into top spot in this week’s U Sports football rankings. Montreal (2-0) received 17 of 18 first-place votes and 161...
Sep 12, 2017

Toronto Blue Jays to open 2018 season March 29 against visiting New York Yankees
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will open the 2018 regular season on March 29 against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. It will be part of a seven-game homestand to kick off the new campaign, the...
Sep 12, 2017
Raptors' DeRozan unhappy again at SI rating despite jumping 10 places to No. 36
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan appears unimpressed after climbing 10 places to No. 36 in Sports Illustrated’s annual NBA player ratings. The Toronto Raptors star reacted to the ranking with a tweet Tue...
Sep 12, 2017
Leggett, Zylstra and Masoli named top performers for Week 12 of CFL season
TORONTO - Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive back Maurice Leggett, Edmonton Eskimos wide receiver Brandon Zylstra and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli were named CFL top performers of the ...
Sep 12, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps look to settle unfinished business with Minnesota United FC
VANCOUVER - This time the Vancouver Whitecaps want to finish what they start when they play Minnesota United FC on Wednesday at BC Place Stadium. When the Whitecaps first played Minnesota back in June...
Sep 12, 2017

World curling championships will keep coming to Canada until 2020
PERTH, Scotland - Canada will continue to host a world curling championship annually until 2020 thanks to an extended agreement between Curling Canada and the World Curling Federation. Since 2005, alt...
Sep 12, 2017