Category Archives: Sports
Fast scores in OT as Spectres tip Frost 3-2 in Spooner's return
TORONTO - Renata Fast of the Toronto Spectres scored on a breakaway late in overtime to successfully celebrate Natalie Spooner's return after a nine-month layoff from off-season knee surgery with a 3-...
Feb 11, 2025
Canada thumps Anguilla 8-0 for second straight win in CONCACAF U17 qualifying play
HAMILTON - Aidan Evans scored twice as Canada thumped Anguilla 8-0 Tuesday for its second win in as many games in CONCACAF U-17 men's qualifying play. Evans plays in England for Fulham's under-18 team...
Feb 11, 2025
Vancouver FC hopes to unearth another teenage gem in 17-year-old Emrick Fotsing
Fresh from selling teenage midfielder Grady McDonnell to Belgium's Club Brugge in the second-biggest transfer in Canadian Premier League history, Vancouver FC hopes to have unearthed another young sta...
Feb 11, 2025
NHL stars put rivalries aside for common goal of winning 4 Nations Face-Off
MONTREAL - Connor McDavid watched Sam Reinhart crush his dream of hoisting a Stanley Cup last June. The Edmonton Oilers captain is more than happy to push any hard feelings aside for the common goal o...
Feb 11, 2025
'It's going to be a really exciting year': Rise taking shape ahead of NSL season
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Stephanie Labb has been busy. As sporting director for Vancouver Rise, she's spent the last several months glued to her phone and computer, hand selecting players and personnel...
Feb 11, 2025
Reports: Raptors sign newly acquired Ingram to three-year, $120-million extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed Brandon Ingram to a three-year, US$120-million contract extension, according to multiple media reports. ESPN, which first reported the signing, says the deal ...
Feb 11, 2025
Jordan Binnington gets nod in goal for Canada in 4 Nations opener
MONTREAL - Jordan Binnington will open the 4 Nations Face-Off in the spotlight. Head coach Jon Cooper announced the St. Louis Blues goaltender will start for Canada against Sweden when the countries r...
Feb 11, 2025
Insigne comes on late in Toronto FC's 1-0 loss to Colorado in Florida friendly
Toronto FC conceded an 84th-minute goal in a 1-0 loss Tuesday to the Colorado Rapids in an MLS pre-season friendly that once again saw Italian star Lorenzo Insigne not figure in the initial starting 1...
Feb 11, 2025
B.C. college basketball championships moved after alleged abuse of trans player
The B.C. women's college basketball championship is being relocated from a school whose coach and players allegedly mistreated a transgender opponent. A spokesman for the Pacific Western Athletic Asso...
Feb 11, 2025
Two men arrested, warrant issued for third in shooting of Winnipeg soccer player
WINNIPEG - Police have charged two men and issued a warrant for a third in a deadly shooting outside a Winnipeg soccer complex. Police were called to the complex in July during the Canada African Cup ...
Feb 11, 2025
