Tag Archives: Sports

NEW YORK - As opening day finally approached, Freddie Freeman had far bigger concerns than perfecting his swing and practicing his scoops. Just being able to walk a few steps was hard enough. "It wasn...

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins had just started a media conference call on Thursday when a call came in on his mobile phone.  Some 15 minutes later, it was his iPad that started ringing. I...

VANCOUVER - Russell Teibert knows there are people that counted the Vancouver Whitecaps out this season. It was a tough year for the club, a choppy campaign repeatedly interrupted by COVID-19, and var...

CALGARY - Western Canadians tired of isolating at home are filling the slopes at mountain ski resorts that have opened earlier than usual thanks to abundant snow and cold temperatures and despite worr...

Unable to coach the Ryerson Rams to a national women's university hockey title because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lisa Haley has applied her talents to an up-and-coming country. Hungary, which won prom...

It took Mustafa Kizza months to join his Montreal Impact teammates, but the young defender hasn't wasted any time in thriving with the club.  The Impact signed the Ugandan full back to a two-year...

It's become a very familiar path for Kurtis Rourke. Throughout his football career, Rourke has had to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Nathan, and prove he was good enough and not there j...

The world's fastest men have never intimidated Andre De Grasse. He prefers to measure himself against the very best.  So it's no surprise Canada's sprint star is disappointed there likely won't b...

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil advanced to the semifinals of the Sofia Open indoor hardcourt tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over sixth-seed John Millman on Thursday. Pospisil, ran...

TORONTO - Raptors president Masai Ujiri says he hopes his team will play the next NBA season at Scotiabank Arena, despite rising COVID-19 cases both in Toronto and in the United States. Speaking Thurs...