Category Archives: Sports
Injury forces Wolfpack halfback Ryan Brierley out of Scotland's World Cup squad
Toronto Wolfpack halfback Ryan Brierley has had to withdraw from Scotland’s team for the Rugby League World Cup due to a lingering injury. “Absolutely devastated to have to drop out of the...
Oct 17, 2017
Canada's Rebecca Marino to return to competition after five-year absence
MONTREAL - Canadian tennis player Rebecca Marino will return to competition next week for the first time in nearly five years. Marino, a former world No. 38 from Vancouver, stepped away from the sport...
Oct 17, 2017
Trials another milestone in speedskater Denny Morrison's comeback
CALGARY - Three photos on Denny Morrison’s cellphone are of him jumping over a rocky crevasse on top of a mountain. Two photos depict the speedskater’s resolve to attempt it. The third is ...
Oct 17, 2017
CFL's muddled playoff picture is slowly starting to clear up in both divisions
The CFL’s muddled playoff picture is finally starting to clear up. The Ottawa Redblacks (7-9-1) and Toronto Argonauts (7-9) have both cemented East Division home playoff games. The Calgary Stamp...
Oct 17, 2017
NHL Oilers regroup after poor play, injuries stun them out of starting blocks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers hit the practice ice Monday looking to regroup from a rocky start aggravated by the weight of great expectations. “It might be a matter of guys maybe gripping thei...
Oct 17, 2017
Dodgeball a wild sport mixing power, speed and agility - and Canada is very good
MARKHAM, Ont. - If the bright red balls whizzing around the gym at 120 kilometres per hour don’t get your attention, the jarring sounds of them thumping competitors will. Forget about the playgr...
Oct 17, 2017
Raptors pick up team options on centre Poeltl, forward Siakam, guard Wright
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have picked up the third-year team options on the contracts of centre Jakob Poeltl and forward Pascal Siakam and the fourth-year team option on the contract of guard Delo...
Oct 17, 2017
Woods cleared for golf activities with no restrictions
Tiger Woods is swinging a driver without pain, and his agent says doctors have cleared him to practice without limitations. Still to be determined is when Woods can play in a tournament. “We hav...
Oct 17, 2017
CFL player Campbell looking forward to rejoining Canadian rugby sevens squad
Tevaughn Campbell won’t have long to dwell upon the Montreal Alouettes’ disappointing 2017 season. Montreal (3-12) will miss the CFL playoffs for a third straight year. But not long after ...
Oct 17, 2017
New York consortium wants to follow rugby league footsteps of Toronto Wolfpack
Following the footsteps of the Toronto Wolfpack, a consortium has announced plans for a rugby league team in the New York area. Tom Scott and Ricky Wilby, speaking for the group, hope to become rugby&...
Oct 17, 2017