Category Archives: Sports

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators would have preferred to see Matt Puempel remain in the organization, but wish him well in New York. The Senators placed the forward on waivers Sunday and were hopeful he w...

NEW YORK - In a sign of just how much American soccer has grown up, U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann was fired after a pair of losses in the final round World Cup qualifying. Six days after a...

TORONTO - Canada has named an unchanged starting 15 to face New Zealand on Wednesday in Dublin in a showdown of the top two women’s rugby teams in the world. The Black Ferns are ranked No. 1 in ...

MONTREAL - It’s been a long road for Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact to the MLS Eastern Conference final Tuesday. And the Olympic Stadium turf they will be playing on has some history too. It...

CALGARY - A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for the man charged in the shooting death of a Canadian Football League player last September. Nelson Tony Lugela was charged with second-degree murd...

BONN, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee has detailed anti-doping standards Russia must meet to regain membership after a state-backed doping program was exposed. The IPC says RussiaR...

How do Patrik Laine’s dazzling first 21 games stack up against Alex Ovechkin, the superstar goal-scorer he’s long been compared to? Pretty favourably actually. Starting his NHL career in t...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Yulia Zaripova, the Russian gold medallist in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2012 London Olympics, was among 12 more athletes sanctioned Monday after testing...

TORONTO - Canadian opera group The Tenors, who caused a stir with their performance at Major League Baseball’s all-star game last summer, will sing the national anthem at the Grey Cup game on Su...

TORONTO - Canada has regained second spot in the world women’s rugby rankings in the wake of its lopsided 48-7 win over fifth-ranked Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The Canadian women, runners-up...