Tag Archives: Sports

TORONTO - John Tavares expects hockey's restart - if it gets off the ground - to be a sprint. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain is eager to see how his team matches up. The NHL, which saw its season hal...

TORONTO - The CFL is allowing its teams to reopen their fitness facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league sent a memo to its member clubs Wednesday allowing local players to partic...

Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is set to return to action next month. Auger-Aliassime announced Wednesday that he will take part in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, which is scheduled to star...

Whitecaps icon Bob Lenarduzzi remembers watching Alphonso Davies knock the ball ahead on a run and thinking the youngster's touch was too heavy. Only to see the opposition defender, clearly ...

CALGARY - For Sheldon Kennedy and Willie O'Ree, sport was a vehicle for societal change. NHL players have been inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame before, but usually for their body of wor...

TORONTO - Former UFC fighter Sam (Hands of Stone) Stout is mourning the death of his one-month-old daughter. "Most of you already know that we lost Sydney Love Stout in her sleep the night before last...

Tim Shipton lets out a deep breath. A laugh quickly follows. The Edmonton Oilers senior vice-president of communications and government relations is pondering a question about how long ...

The NHL announced a return-to-play plan and it was a burst of optimism for sports fans who aren’t getting their fill with UFC, Bundesliga and the odd charity golf match. While there are some que...

Bill Baker doesn’t agree with the CFL’s decision to do away with this year’s Grey Cup in Regina. The former player and CFL president believes as the league tries to make its way thro...

TORONTO - One of the longest-serving coaches in Canadian university sports is stepping down. Michele Belanger, the University of Toronto women's basketball head coach, will retire on July 1,...