Category Archives: Sports
Injured Jays OF Springer to play in intrasquad game Friday
TORONTO - Blue Jays outfielder George Springer will play in an intrasquad game Friday, the next step on his return from two strained muscles that have delayed his Toronto debut. Springer signed a team...
Apr 22, 2021
Like father, like son: Floreal emerges as one of Canada's top sprinters
EJ Floreal avoided track for much of his life. His dad Edrick Floreal is the greatest long and triple jumper Canada has ever produced and is now an accomplished NCAA coach. His mom LaVonna Martin-Flor...
Apr 22, 2021
Previously unbeaten women's teams suffer setbacks at Grand Slam curling event
CALGARY - No women's teams are unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling Players' Championship after the last two squads with unblemished records suffered losses on Thursday. South Korea's Min-Ji Kim gave...
Apr 22, 2021
Canada's Christine Sinclair returns as Portland Thorns reach Challenge Cup final
PORTLAND - The Portland Thorns, with Canada captain Christine Sinclair restored to health, have made it to the NSWL's pre-season Challenge Cup final. Wearing the captain's armband, Sinclair started in...
Apr 22, 2021
Canadian Brooke Henderson vaults into tie for second at LPGA Tour event
LOS ANGELES - Canada's Brooke Henderson was tied for second after her second round of the LPGA Tour's HUGEL Air Premia LA Open on Thursday. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., shot a 6-under 65 and is...
Apr 22, 2021
Stunned Canadian players head home after women's world hockey cancellation
Shock and disbelief gave way to a swirl of emotions as players on the Canadian women's hockey team packed their bags in Halifax and headed home Thursday.In a span of two days, they'd gone from nervous...
Apr 22, 2021
PGA Tour Canada splits into Canadian, American circuits for 20201
TORONTO - The PGA Tour Canada is being split into two circuits for the 2021 season due to COVID-19-related restrictions at the United States-Canada border. The PGA Tour said Thursday in a release that...
Apr 22, 2021
Better news for Toronto FC on injury front ahead of weekend game with Whitecaps
The injury news is getting better for Toronto FC ahead of Saturday's 'home opener' at Orlando's Exploria Stadium against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Coach Chris Armas says midfielder Jonathan Osorio (thi...
Apr 22, 2021
B.C. fighter Tristan Connelly returns to action at UFC 261 after extended layoff
Tristan (Boondock) Connelly won his UFC debut on five days notice. Slowed by the pandemic and neck surgery, the B.C. fighter has had to wait 19 months to fight again. Connelly (14-6-0) returns to acti...
Apr 22, 2021
Sheet Show: Profanity can sometimes slip out on televised curling broadcasts
A seemingly innocuous round-robin game was given such a profanity jolt during the recent Canadian men's curling championship that you could excuse unsuspecting viewers for spitting out their morning c...
Apr 22, 2021
