Tag Archives: Sports

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a decision that makes it likely teams with losing re...

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri has hosted a couple of virtual tours from the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World. He first took viewers on a walk through the Raptors' hotel floor that was plas...

MONTREAL - Calling it a "weird situation," Montreal Canadiens defenceman Xavier Ouellet said he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. Speaking on a video conference Thursday, Ouellet said h...

It was a productive opening day for Canadian Chris Johnston at the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite tournament. The 31-year-old native of Peterborough, Ont., boated a five-fish limit of 27 poun...

SEATTLE - The NHL's newest team finally has its name: The Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean trad...

The road will be home for the Toronto Blue Jays over the course of the 2020 regular season, which kicks off Friday night at Tampa's Tropicana Field for Canada's lone Major League Baseball team. A prop...

While extreme heat can be annoying for some, outdoor athletes need to be particularly mindful of the weather. That’s according to James Korpan, president of the Regina Cycle Club. He uses many d...

CLEVELAND - Before the Cleveland Indians make a definitive decision on changing their name, they'll listen to those they may have most offended over the past 105 years. Owner Paul Dolan said the team ...

SEATTLE - The name Seattle Kraken seems to have had an air of inevitability around it even during the earliest days of the NHL expansion franchise. "The first time in our office, there's only 10 of us...

Stud prospect Nate Pearson will have to settle for a spot on the Toronto Blue Jays' three-man taxi squad at the start of the shortened 2020 regular season. The team announced its 30-man roster Thursda...