Category Archives: Sports
Tributes pour in for Halifax engineering professor who died after a road accident
HALIFAX - Tributes are pouring in for a Dalhousie University engineering professor and cyclist described as a mentor and father figure who died following a road accident in Halifax. A 71-year-old man ...
Jul 21, 2026
Repatriation money raised for man killed in crash with Saskatchewan Roughrider
REGINA - An online fundraiser for a man who died in a car crash that also killed a Saskatchewan Roughrider player has collected about $80,000. Tonish Patel says funds raised through GoFundMe for his f...
Jul 21, 2026
Canada's five athletes to watch at 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland
Five Canadian athletes to watch in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to Aug. 2: Andre De Grasse The 31-year-old sprinter and Olympic 200-metre champion from Markham, Ont.,...
Jul 21, 2026
Canada fields star-studded team at downsized Commonwealth Games
Canada has sent a star-studded team to the Commonwealth Games, but there are fewer medals on the table for all countries. The 23rd edition of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, opens Thursda...
Jul 21, 2026
Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54 million extension
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Mammoth have signed defenseman John Marino to an eight-year, $54 million extension with an annual average value of $6.75 million. Marino's deal, announced on Tuesday, co...
Jul 21, 2026
Montreal's Alexander and Theis, Calgary's Mills named CFL players of the week
TORONTO - Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander, Alouettes running back Travis Theis and Calgary running back Dedrick Mills have been named the CFL's top players of Week 7. Alexander threw for 402 yard...
Jul 21, 2026
Canadian forward Jordyn Huitema tears ACL, out for rest of NWSL season
CHICAGO - Canadian forward Jordyn Huitema has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her left leg and will miss the rest of the National Women's Soccer League season. Chicago Stars FC placed Huite...
Jul 21, 2026
Toronto Argonauts sign veteran defensive linemen Lemon, Hendrix
TORONTO - Shawn Lemon and DeWayne Hendrix are back with the Toronto Argonauts. The CFL team signed the American defensive linemen Tuesday. The six-foot-two, 242-pound Lemon won a Grey Cup with Toronto...
Jul 21, 2026
Paralympian Dandeneau, lawn bowler Bester named Canada's Commonwealth Games bearers
GLASGOW - Wheelchair basketball player Kady Dandeneau and lawn bowler Ryan Bester will lead Canada's team into Thursday's opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Sport Canada announc...
Jul 21, 2026
Canadian professor helps FIFA create tools to keep moms playing soccer
A Canadian researcher is helping pregnant and postpartum soccer players keep playing the game they love. Margie Davenport, a professor in the University of Alberta's faculty of kinesiology, sport and ...
Jul 21, 2026
