Category Archives: Sports

Canadian golfer Corey Conners is talk of the town in Listowel, Ont.
Residents of a small town in Southern Ontario were glued to their televisions on Thursday, rooting for a local hero playing on one of golf's biggest stages. Corey Conners, a 2...
Apr 11, 2019

Loughlin, husband, others hit with money laundering charge
BOSTON - Federal prosecutors added money laundering to the list of accusations against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other prominent parents Tuesday in...
Apr 11, 2019

Hamilton Tiger-Cats pick France's Gnahoua first in CFL European draft
TORONTO - France's Valentin Gnahoua was the first player taken Thursday in the CFL's first-ever European player draft. The six-foot-one, 235-pound defensive lineman from Le Mans, France...
Apr 11, 2019

Leafs hoping to write a different script against Bruins heading into Game 1
BOSTON - Nazem Kadri has plenty of bad memories inside TD Garden. He's hoping this spring will be different. The Maple Leafs centre and defenceman Jake Gardiner are the only two players remaining on T...
Apr 11, 2019

Canada's Corey Conners vaults into early tie for lead at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Canadian Corey Conners has continued his improbable roll at one of golf's biggest tournaments. The 27-year-old native of Listowel, Ont., found himself tied for the lead of the...
Apr 11, 2019

Canada downs Germany 5-0, into semifinal of women's world hockey championship
ESPOO, Finland - Canada advanced to the semifinal of the women's world hockey championship with a 5-0 win over Germany on Thursday. Blayre Turnbull scored a pair of goals for Canada in a quarterf...
Apr 11, 2019

Winger Nick DeLeon signs new contract with Toronto FC that runs through 2021
Toronto FC winger Nick DeLeon has been rewarded with a new contract that will keep him with the MLS club through the 2021 season. His existing deal was to expire at the end of 2019. The 28-year-o...
Apr 11, 2019

Gloves come off as Canadian TV rivals battle over fees for carrying NHL games
MONTREAL - This year's National Hockey League playoffs features an unusually fierce battle between two long-time business rivals, Quebecor's TVA Sports and BCE's Bell TV. TVA Sports blo...
Apr 11, 2019

Canada's Andre De Grasse ready for first individual race since last summer
It might seem like Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse amassed a career's worth of medals during his meteoric rise. But the 24-year-old from Markham, Ont., is back to remind everyone he's not ...
Apr 11, 2019

Montreal's Clifford Starke confirms he wants to buy ailing Alouettes
Montreal businessman Clifford Starke has formally announced his intent to purchase the Montreal Alouettes. The 35-year-old chairman of Hampstead Private Capital put out a press release Thurs...
Apr 11, 2019