Tag Archives: Sports

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A queer artist from western Newfoundland is facing off against homophobia and hyper-masculinity in sports by creating a make-believe hockey league full of "sissies," "pansies" and "...

Aurelie Rivard has learned to adapt to swimming with no fans in the stands to cheer her on. The Paralympic star can dig deep within herself to find that pre-competitive adrenalin rush. Organizers anno...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders cancelled outdoor practice Monday because of smoke from forest fires. The city's air quality health index was eight on a scale of one to 10 and thus deemed high risk f...

TORONTO - The Canadian Elite Basketball League has expanded into Toronto, adding the Scarborough Shooting Stars as its eighth franchise. The Shooting Stars will tip off when the 2022 season opens next...

TOKYO (AP) - All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. There were...

NEW YORK (AP) - Megan Rapinoe is such a fan of #MeToo pioneer Tarana Burke that the soccer star chose Burke's upcoming memoir, "Unbound," for her new book club before she had even read it. "She is suc...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders came into the 2021 CFL season with five major questions. So far, they've answered them with positive results. Would offensive co-ordinator Jason Maas and quarterback Cody ...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are condemning racism after an alleged attack on several academy players. In a statement issued Sunday, the Whitecaps say three academy players were assaulted at an...

SEATTLE (AP) - Teoscar Hernndez and Randal Grichuk both homered in the second inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays used four long balls to avoid a sweep with an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunda...

CALGARY - Doug Barron birdied the final three holes at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club to win the 2021 Shaw Charity Classic. Although he bogeyed his first hole of the day, Barron went on to recor...