Category Archives: Sports
Rogers closes deal with BCE to become majority owner of MLSE
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. has closed its deal to buy BCE Inc.'s 37.5 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to become the majority owner of the company. Rogers now holds a ...
Jul 02, 2025
NHL, NHLPA, IOC and IIHF finalize agreement for players to participate in 2026 Olympics
ZURICH (AP) - The NHL, NHLPA and international officials on Wednesday finalized a long-ago agreed-to deal to send players to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The league, union, International Ice Hocke...
Jul 02, 2025
Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka avoids the kind of upset that has happened a lot this year
LONDON (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka was just two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times on Wednesday before asserting herself for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Ma...
Jul 02, 2025
Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz avoid the sort of upsets that keep happening
LONDON (AP) - Aryna Sabalenka was just two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times on Wednesday before asserting herself for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Ma...
Jul 02, 2025
Edmonton Oilers add forward Curtis Lazar in free agency
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Curtis Lazar to a one-year contract worth US$775,000 on Wednesday. The 30-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C., has registered 47 goals and 78 assists for 125 p...
Jul 02, 2025
CFL commissioner takes notes from 'fantastic' Bombers atmosphere on league-wide tour
WINNIPEG - Stewart Johnston didn't even need to watch a down of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers game last week to be "blown away" by the experience. The CFL's new commissioner saw team billboards on his dri...
Jul 02, 2025
Winnipeg Jets sign five depth players on second day of NHL free agency
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets made a series of moves around the edges of their roster Wednesday, signing five players to identical one-year, two-way contracts worth US$775,000 in the NHL. The club inke...
Jul 02, 2025
Alberta women buck tradition and blaze their own trail in ranch bronc riding
CALGARY - Sophia Bunney launched the first time she tried ranch bronc riding, landing "quite a ways away from the horse." "I'm very stubborn and I don't like being defeated," said the 18-year-old from...
Jul 02, 2025
Sinner, Alcaraz headline entry list for National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz highlight a strong entry list at this summer's National Bank Open men's tournament in Toronto. The world No. 1 and No. 2 will hit the court at Sobeys Stadium...
Jul 02, 2025
Toronto Raptors re-sign veteran guard Garrett Temple
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have re-signed veteran guard Garrett Temple. The Raptors announced the move Wednesday, but did not reveal any terms of the deal. Temple will play his third campaign in To...
Jul 02, 2025
