Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Julia Budd to feature on first Global Fight League card in May in L.A.
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd will take on American Holly (The Preachers' Daughter) Holm in a matchup of former champions when the Global Fight League holds its first shows in May. The new team-base...
Mar 31, 2025
Braves' Jurickson Profar gets 80-game PED ban, calls it 'most difficult day' of his career
NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use. Major League Baseball announced Monday that Profar tested pos...
Mar 31, 2025
AP Source: Rogers to retain Canadian NHL rights with 12-year, US$7.7-billion deal
TORONTO - The NHL and Rogers have agreed to a new 12-year Canadian broadcasting deal worth US$7.7 billion, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to The Associated...
Mar 31, 2025
Torpedo bats the talk of baseball thanks to the free-swinging New York Yankees
TORONTO - Weird but interesting. That's Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider's take on torpedo bats. The New York Yankees turned heads during their season-opening homestand, tying a major-league r...
Mar 31, 2025
Former Team Einarson lead Briane Harris weighs in on lost season
When Briane Harris received an unexpected email from World Curling in February 2024, she thought it looked quite unusual and didn't open it right away. Thinking it was probably spam, she instead joine...
Mar 31, 2025
Roughriders sign star offensive lineman Ferland to two-year extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian offensive lineman Logan Ferland to a two-year contract extension, the CFL team announced Monday. The extension keeps Ferland in Regina throug...
Mar 31, 2025
Miller replaced on Canada's roster for women's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Toronto Sceptres forward Hannah Miller has been removed from Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship and replaced by Julia Gosling. Hockey Canada says the International Ice...
Mar 31, 2025
Stacey, Vanisova, Watts named PWHL's three stars of the week
TORONTO - Montreal Victoire forward Laura Stacey, Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova and Toronto Sceptres forward Daryl Watts have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars of...
Mar 31, 2025
Edmonton Oilers sign NCAA defenceman Damien Carfagna to two-year entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Damien Carfagna to a two-year entry level contract beginning next season, the NHL team announced Monday. The 22-year-old from Wood-Ridge, N.J., ha...
Mar 31, 2025
Victoire place Ann-Renée Desbiens on LTIR, status for worlds to be determined
MONTREAL - Ann-Rene Desbiens' status for the upcoming women's world hockey championships remains uncertain after the Montreal Victoire placed the goaltender on long-term injured reserve. Desbiens - Ca...
Mar 31, 2025
