Category Archives: Sports
Onus on athletes to let drug testers know where they are under "whereabouts" rules
A chunk of an Olympic and Paralympic athlete's life is spent telling drug testers where they will be every day and every night. Failure to provide that information can damage an athlete's eligibility ...
Jul 21, 2025
Flyers No. 6 overall pick Porter Martone says he's joining Michigan State next season
TORONTO - Another high-profile junior hockey player is making the jump to U.S. college hockey. Porter Martone, the Philadelphia Flyers' sixth-overall pick at the 2025 NHL draft, said in an Instagram p...
Jul 21, 2025
Alcaraz joins Sinner, Djokovic as high-profile players dropping out of men's NBO
TORONTO - Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the National Bank Open, depriving the men's tennis tournament in Toronto of yet another star player. Alcaraz said in a statement issued by tournament organi...
Jul 21, 2025
Olympic medallists Auger-Aliassime, Dabrowski back together for revamped U.S. Open mixed doubles
Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime and Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski will reunite for the first time since winning mixed doubles bronze for Canada at the Paris Olympics. They were among the latest entries ...
Jul 21, 2025
OL Richards returns to Toronto after being drafted first overall by Argos in 2019
TORONTO - The Argonauts have signed offensive lineman Shane Richards, who Toronto selected first overall in the 2019 CFL draft. Richards played 16 games with Edmonton last year, making 12 starts at ri...
Jul 21, 2025
Indigenous organization condemns Trump's call to bring back Washington NFL team name
WASHINGTON - The Association on American Indian Affairs is condemning U.S President Donald Trump's call for Washington's football team to revert to its old name, saying any claim that Indigenous natio...
Jul 21, 2025
Canadian teen Mboko through to second round at Citi Open with win over Potapova
WASHINGTON - Canadian wild-card Victoria Mboko came back from a break down in the second set to post a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia's Anastasia Potapova in first-round action Monday at the Citi Open hardc...
Jul 21, 2025
City of Hamilton to hold 'Shai Rally Day' for NBA's Gilgeous-Alexander on Aug. 7
HAMILTON - The City of Hamilton has big plans to honour hometown NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. A celebration of Gilgeous-Alexander will be held Thursday, Aug. 7, and is dubbed as "Shai Rally ...
Jul 21, 2025
Jets' Vilardi glad to have avoided arbitration, calls extension 'inevitable'
Gabriel Vilardi said his contract extension was "inevitable" and he was glad to avoid arbitration. The Winnipeg Jets forward, a restricted free agent, signed a six-year, US$45 million contract last Fr...
Jul 21, 2025
Nova Scotia premier misses Halifax Pride parade for second consecutive year
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier was absent from this weekend's Halifax Pride parade, marking the second year in a row he has missed the largest LGBTQ+ celebration in Atlantic Canada. Fiona Kerr, execu...
Jul 21, 2025
