Tag Archives: Sports

The Ottawa Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk has now "personally pledged" to pay part-time arena staff impacted by the suspension of the NHL season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senators were th...

It was after midnight Tuesday in Novosibirsk, Russia, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians abroad to come home. Ruth Hamblin, who plays basketball for WBC Dynamo Novosibir...

Vasek Pospisil was in Indian Wells, Calif., last Sunday practising for the BNP Paribas Open when the tournament, one of the biggest on the tennis schedule, was cancelled over COVID...

After losing a fight Saturday some 7,300 kilometres away before an empty arena in Brasilia, UFC lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi is back home in Montreal - in self-isolation. "I'm under (self) qua...

John Morris returns to team curling in an unfamiliar position, but thinks he can handle it. The two-time Olympic gold medallist will play second for the first time in his career for Kevin Ko...

TAMPA, Fla. - A second New York Yankees minor leaguer has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The player, while in self-quarantine, reported fatigue and an elevated temperature to medical personn...

The French Open was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting from May to September and juggling the tennis calendar. The French tennis federation said Tuesday it w...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Panthers have found a replacement for Cam Newton - and it didn't take long. The Panthers have agreed to a three-year, $63 million contract with free agent quarterback Teddy Bridg...

NEW ORLEANS - The Saints and record-setting quarterback Drew Brees have agreed on a two-year, $50 million contract, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press ...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed defensive back Damian Swann and quarterback Dru Brown on Tuesday. A six-foot, 190-pound Swann was drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Ne...