Category Archives: Sports
Montreal Alouettes sign kicker Jose Maltos to two-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed global kicker Jose Maltos to a two-year contract through the 2026 CFL season, the team announced Thursday. The 33-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico impresse...
Nov 21, 2024
Canadian basketball player Chad Posthumus dead at 33 after brain aneurysm
WINNIPEG - Canadian basketball player Chad Posthumus, a founding member of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, died Wednesday. He was 33. The CEBL's Winnipeg Sea Bears said Thursday that Posthumus, ...
Nov 21, 2024
Champion Cavalry, runner-up Forge FC dominate Canadian Premier League's Best XI
TORONTO - Newly crowned champion Cavalry FC and runner-up Forge FC dominate the Canadian Premier League's Best XI, with four players from each named to the all-star side. Cavalry's Daan Klomp, Fraser ...
Nov 21, 2024
Coach Carlos Gonzalez leaves Atletico Ottawa after three seasons with CPL club
OTTAWA - Carlos Gonzlez, a former Canadian Premier League coach of the year, is leaving Atletico Ottawa. The club said his departure, after three seasons at the Atletico helm, is by mutual agreement. ...
Nov 21, 2024
CF Montreal names Corey Wray as sporting director, Saputo sons take on new roles
MONTREAL - CF Montreal announced a restructuring of their front office on Thursday. Corey Wray, who was hired as a consultant on July 9, has been named the club's Director of Soccer. He'll act as Mont...
Nov 21, 2024
Leading scorer Martinez a free agent after CF Montreal declines option
MONTREAL - CF Montral will not exercise the contract options of nine players including leading scorer Josef Martinez, the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday. The Venezuelan international had ...
Nov 21, 2024
Vancouver Rise FC hires Denmark's Heiner-Moller as head coach
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Rise FC has its first head coach - former Danish national team midfielder Anja Heiner-Moller. Heiner-Moller, 46, joins the Northern Super League club following two years as head ...
Nov 21, 2024
Youth internationals Okeke, Rose receive first senior call-up for Canada friendlies
North Carolina State University defender Janet Okeke and SMU forward Nyah Rose have received their first Canadian senior call-ups for upcoming friendlies against Iceland and South Korea. The sixth-ran...
Nov 21, 2024
Our Lady Peace, Mike Weir among Canada's Walk of Fame honourees for 2025
TORONTO - Rock band Our Lady Peace, golf star Mike Weir and actress Tonya Williams are among those set to be inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame next year. They will join Juno-winning guitarist Liona ...
Nov 21, 2024
Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran was about to join Taylor Swift on stage at a concert over the summer when he got a call from his favorite soccer team. It needed his help to sign a player. Sheeran, the British pop star, is...
Nov 21, 2024
