Category Archives: Sports

NHLPA declines to re-open CBA; current agreement will run through 2021-22 season
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association has announced it will not re-open the current collective bargaining agreement after the 2019-20 season, avoiding a potential lockout next September. Th...
Sep 18, 2019

Anton Burdasov signs professional tryout contract with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed Russian forward Anton Burdasov to a professional tryout contract. The 28-year-old Burdasov has 176 points (89 goals, 87 assists) in 386 career games over 10 ...
Sep 18, 2019

Browns' Smith honours late girlfriend, playing against Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Browns defensive end Chris Smith will be honouring his late girlfriend as he believes she would wish. One week after Petara Cordero was killed in front of him in a tragic accid...
Sep 18, 2019

CFL rushing leader Andrew Harris returns to Winnipeg offence versus Alouettes
Andrew Harris returns to anchor the CFL's top-ranked ground attack this weekend. The CFL rushing leader will be back in the lineup Saturday when Winnipeg (9-3) visits the Montreal ...
Sep 18, 2019

Maddie Szeryk has a season's worth of lessons on Symetra Tour
Maddie Szeryk has learned a lot about herself and the sport of golf in her first full season as a professional player. The 23-year-old Szeryk made her Symetra Tour debut in March and has put together ...
Sep 18, 2019

Canadian stars Virtue, Moir say in video they're "stepping away" from ice dancing
Canadian ice dancing stars Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir say they are "stepping away" from the sport. Their retirement was revealed late Tuesday night in a video message posted on their separa...
Sep 18, 2019

Sutter scores twice, Canucks beat Oilers 4-2 in pre-season play
VANCOUVER - Brandon Sutter scored twice on Tuesday, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 pre-season victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Tanner Pearson and Elias Pettersson also put up goals ...
Sep 17, 2019

Biggio hits for the cycle as Blue Jays beat Orioles 8-5
BALTIMORE - Rookie Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Tuesday night. Biggio homered in the third, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth a...
Sep 17, 2019

Toronto FC edge Colorado 3-2 to spoil Rapids coach Robin Fraser's homecoming
Toronto FC extended its unbeaten streak in all competition to nine games (5-0-4) Sunday with a 3-2 victory over a resilient Colorado side that is proving to be a tough out under former Toron...
Sep 17, 2019

Randal Grichuk's two home runs lift Toronto Blue Jays over New York Yankees 6-4
TORONTO - Randal Grichuck has struggled to find consistency in his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays by his admission. But that hasn't hindered his power numbers this summer. The 28-year-old Tex...
Sep 17, 2019