Category Archives: Sports
Toronto Tempo's Vancouver games show WNBA expansion side's Canada-wide reach
VANCOUVER - Teresa Resch is preparing herself for a full-circle moment. It's been a year since the Toronto Tempo president stood at centre court before a WNBA game in Vancouver and announced the team ...
Aug 20, 2026
Magloire, Smart and eight others join Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
ST. STEPHEN - The Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2026, which includes former NBA player Jamaal Magloire, former Carleton Ravens men's head coach Dave Smart and Olympic flag-bearer Miranda...
Aug 20, 2026
Ticats receiver Myron Mitchell's persistence pays off with first CFL touchdown
HAMILTON - Myron Mitchell never doubted himself or the process. The 28-year-old receiver recorded his first CFL touchdown last week in the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 26-19 home win over the Saskatchewan Rou...
Aug 20, 2026
Canada's Denis Shapovalov name to Toronto team for World Team Tennis relaunch
NEW YORK - Canada will be well represented in the relaunch of World Team Tennis. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., was named to the Toronto North Racquet Club on Thursday, as the mixed-gender p...
Aug 20, 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Valter Sedin to MLS NEXT Pro contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Valter Sedin, son of local hockey legend Henrik Sedin, to a professional contract. The Major League Soccer club announced Thursday that the 19-year-old ...
Aug 20, 2026
Benefield enters season as top-ranked player on CFL Scouting Bureau's pre-season list
TORONTO - Safety Ty Benefield enters the 2026 season as the top-ranked player on the CFL Scouting Bureau's pre-season top-20 list. Benefield, whose father, Daved, played 13 seasons in the CFL, is in h...
Aug 20, 2026
New Edmonton velodrome puts Olympic cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell back on track
EDMONTON - A new velodrome in her backyard drew Olympic track cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell back to the sport. After competing for Canada in bobsled in February's Milan Cortina Games, the 32-year-o...
Aug 20, 2026
Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers to play NHL games in Germany in 2027
NEW YORK (AP) - The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers will each play two regular-season games in Germany next year as part of the NHL and NHLPA's efforts to grow hockey in the country, the league anno...
Aug 20, 2026
Defending champion Henderson headlines field as CPKC Women's Open gets underway
EDMONTON - Defending champion Brooke Henderson headlines the field as the LPGA Tour's CPKC Women's Open gets underway at Edmonton's Royal Mayfair Golf Club. Henderson won her second Canadian Open titl...
Aug 20, 2026
Houston Dynamo stretch win streak with 1-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps know they haven't been getting enough out of their offence in recent games. Now they're searching for remedies after falling 1-0 to the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday....
Aug 19, 2026
