Category Archives: Sports

DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry are coming off a remarkable few months that included a berth in the NBA’s Eastern Conference final and a pair of Olympic gold medals. The basketball slate has been w...

TORONTO - As the Blue Jays continue their push towards the playoffs, the team’s braintrust ponders its options on pitching once it reaches its post-season destination. With Boston holding a 5.5-...

TORONTO - Team Europe forward Marian Gaborik will miss the World Cup of Hockey final with a lower-body injury. Gaborik left the European squad on Monday with a foot injury that will keep him out eight...

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...