Category Archives: Sports

CFL fines Ottawa Redblacks $18,002 for violating 2025 salary cap
TORONTO - The CFL fined the Ottawa Redblacks $18,002 on Friday for violating the league's salary cap last season. The fine equals the amount by which the team exceeded the cap of $6,062,365. The viola...
16h ago

Blue Jays make changes after Hoffman's struggles, team to go with closer by committee
TORONTO - After struggling to consistently close out games this season, Toronto Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman had his closer tag removed Friday as the team opted for "shared responsibility" of ninth...
17h ago

Senators facing elimination minus injured No. 1 defenceman Jake Sanderson
OTTAWA - Tim Stutzle fired a pass that hopped over Thomas Chabot's stick. Brady Tkachuk snapped a puck to no one in particular. When the Senators regained control, another zone entry on what could hav...
19h ago

'20-30 porta-potties outside': Canadiens ready for electric atmosphere in Game 3
MONTREAL - Martin St. Louis didn't need to step inside the Bell Centre to gauge what kind of atmosphere was coming. The Montreal Canadiens coach could feel the buzz during his regular game-day routine...
19h ago

Newfoundland axes unpopular U.K. soccer sponsorship. Was it really so bad?
ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government's unorthodox sponsorship of a fourth-tier soccer team in England is over, but not all marketers agree it deserved the widespread scorn it received...
19h ago

Triple Crown-winning jockey Patrick Husbands retires from thoroughbred racing
TORONTO - Patrick Husbands will forever be a part of Canadian thoroughbred racing history. The veteran jockey, who in 2003 guided Wando to the Canadian Triple Crown, retired from racing Friday followi...
20h ago

Defensive lineman Romick retires after 11 seasons with Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Nigel Romick, a defensive lineman and original Ottawa Redblack, announced his retirement from professional football Friday after 11 seasons. Romick spent his entire CFL career with Ottawa, pl...
20h ago

Ticketmaster delists some resale tickets in Ontario ahead of price cap
TORONTO - Ticketmaster Canada is delisting some resale tickets that customers have posted for Ontario events. Ticketmaster removed the seats to comply with provincial legislation capping the price of ...
20h ago

Reigning two-time champ Carlos Alcaraz out of French Open due to wrist injury
MADRID (AP) - Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won't attempt to defend his French Open title due to a right wrist injury. Alcaraz posted on X on Friday that neither would he play in the prec...
20h ago

Sabres' Dahlin and Bills' Allen arrived in Buffalo in 2018. Both finally sharing in sports success
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rasmus Dahlin and Josh Allen arrived in Buffalo mere months apart in 2018 as foundational pieces for two franchises looking ahead to more prosperous futures. The path to success p...
21h ago