Category Archives: Sports
Canadian defensive back Patrice Rene to complete his NCAA football career at Rutgers
Patrice Rene's NCAA football career has come full circle. Five years ago, the Ottawa cornerback seriously considered attending Rutgers before ultimately enrolling at North Carolina. This off-season, R...
Mar 25, 2021
Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to 'dark time' during recent quarantine
Veteran midfielder Nick DeLeon admits to some dark days during Toronto FC's recent quarantine due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff.The 30-year-old from Phoenix managed just four or f...
Mar 25, 2021
Toronto Raptors trade Norman Powell to Portland Trail Blazers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have traded guard Norman Powell to the Portland Trail Blazers for guards Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood.A source confirmed the deal to The Canadian Press on Thursday, les...
Mar 25, 2021
Former Wolfpack halfback now playing for Toronto's replacement in Super League
Blake Wallace has nothing but good memories of his time with the Wolfpack. The 28-year-old Australian halfback met his wife-to-be in Toronto and scored some milestone tries for the now-defunct transat...
Mar 25, 2021
Faceoff between Hanyu and Chen easily goes to Olympic champ
STOCKHOLM - The faceoff between Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen was no contest. Japan's Hanyu, looking every bit the champion of the sport, won the short program Thursday at the World Figure Skating Cham...
Mar 25, 2021
Andrew Copp has four goals as Jets trounce Canucks 5-1
VANCOUVER - A four-goal performance by Andrew Copp lifted the Winnipeg Jets to a dominant 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday. Copp had a pair of power-play strikes in the second and two ...
Mar 24, 2021
John Morris hasn't lost his mixed doubles curling mojo
CALGARY - John Morris may have returned to men's team curling this winter, but mixed doubles is still very much in his wheelhouse. An Olympic champion with teammate Kaitlyn Lawes when mixed doubles ma...
Mar 24, 2021
Rookie goaltender Gustavsson shines again as Senators come back to beat Flames 3-1
OTTAWA - Rookie goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves and Chris Tierney scored the winning goal as the Ottawa Senators beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 Wednesday.Gustavsson, who led the Senators to a 2...
Mar 24, 2021
Canada's Buchanan helps defending champion Lyon to Champions League quarterfinal win
Kadeisha Buchanan helped seven-time champion Lyon to a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain and fellow Canadians Ashley Lawrence and Jordyn Huitema in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal ...
Mar 24, 2021
Nurse: No rift with Siakam; front office dealing with discipline after outburst
TAMPA, Fla. - Three nights after Pascal Siakam's verbal outburst, Raptors coach Nick Nurse says there's no rift between the two. The Raptors forward was enraged after sitting out the fourth quarter of...
Mar 24, 2021
