Tag Archives: Sports

Masks, nasal swabs and empty seats have all become the norm in NHL rinks. Hockey may be back on the ice, but the conditions are far from ordinary - not only inside the arenas, but around them, too. Th...

CALGARY - Greg Ewasko will be an expert on curling bubble life by the time he's done tending Calgary's ice. The icemaker from Oakbank, Man., will spend 52 days making ice for four Curling Canada event...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Baseball's Hall of Fame has cancelled its traditional outdoor induction ceremony for the second straight summer because of the pandemic and plans an indoor, televised event for Der...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bisons will remain the Toronto Blue Jays' top minor-league affiliate after accepting Major League Baseball's invitation to be a member of its new Professional Development L...

ALTENBERG, Germany - A year ago, Tina Hermann became the first woman to win back-to-back world skeleton championships. She's done one better now. Hermann has now won three consecutive world titles, ra...

TORONTO - After missing two FIBA AmeriCup 2022 qualifying games due to restrictions around COVID-19, Canada's men's basketball team will play in next week's final window of qualifiers. Brothers Phil a...

TORONTO - Ontario has given its two American Hockey League teams the green light to play in the province, clearing the way for the Belleville Senators and Toronto Marlies to play home games. Play in t...

HEERENVEEN - Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil is the men's world 500-metre champion after claiming the title Friday. Dubreuil posted a winning time of 34.398 seconds in Heerenveen's Thialf arena ...

HOUSTON - J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans split Friday, ending the tenure of the face of the franchise and adding further turmoil to an off-season of upheaval. "I have sat down with the McNair family...

Major League Baseball wants fewer home runs. Yes, you heard me. MLB wants less of a good thing. While analytics at the plate have led to more players swinging for the fences, the recent science around...