Category Archives: Sports

OTTAWA - Nikola Goncin's 25 points weren't enough as Canada fell to Germany 89-73 on Friday in the men's tournament at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. Colin Higgins added 21 points, gra...

BUDAPEST - Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg suffered a stunning upset Friday, failing to record a mark in the men's hammer throw at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship. The Canadian was eliminate...

TORONTO - Rudy Martin Jr. has been called up by the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing the 30-year-old outfielder to make his first-ever Major League Baseball appearance. Outfielder Jesus Sanchez was designa...

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out more money for amateur sports organizations and will host a national "playground to podium" summit for stakeholders this fall. Secretary of state for spo...

TORONTO - Top prospect Gavin McKenna won't be making his Toronto Maple Leafs debut this weekend after all. Media reports say the forward won't participate in the four-team NHL Prospect Challenge in Ga...

VANCOUVER - Two-time CFL most outstanding defensive player Mathieu Betts has signed a one-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions, keeping the star defensive lineman from hitting free agency. The ...

Dylan Larkin said Friday he will be on the ice for the start of training camp next week with the Detroit Red Wings, who subsequently announced he had been stripped of the captaincy after asking for a ...

KATOWICE - Canada kept its FIFA Women's Under-20 World Cup hopes alive Friday with a 6-0 win over Tanzania in its final Group B match. Annabelle Chukwu scored twice, while Olivia Chisholm, Kaylee Hunt...

LAS VEGAS - Brock Boeser had an unfortunate front-row seat for his friend and teammate's struggles. The Vancouver Canucks winger is also convinced Elias Pettersson is doing all he can to rediscover a ...

EDMONTON - An online petition calling on the Edmonton Oilers to reverse the signing of Alex Formenton had collected more than 19,000 signatures as of Friday morning. The petition was started by longti...