Tag Archives: Sports

TORONTO - A computerized likeness of Jen Welter barks directions to players on the sidelines, then knocks one on the helmet before sending them back on the field. Welter recently became the first fema...

Joey Votto admittedly didn't pay much attention to fellow Canadian Larry Walker during his 17-year playing career. It wasn't until after the 1997 National League MVP reti...

YORKTON, Sask. - Plenty of teams booked their spots in the playoffs at the Canadian Open on Thursday. First, Brad Gushue from St. John's, N.L., and Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont....

TORONTO - A white Blue Jays uniform with No. 82 on the back hung in a stall underneath Nate Pearson's nameplate in the home clubhouse at Rogers Centre on Thursday. Call it a teaser...

INDIANAPOLIS - Canadian auto racer James Hinchcliffe is expected to compete in at least two IndyCar races this season after landing a sponsor on Thursday. Genesys, an American-based technology company...

HALIFAX - Growing up in northern Nova Scotia in the 1950s, Wayde Bowles once spent 25 cents to watch wrestlers like "The Beast" compete at the Bailey Arena in Amherst. "It's hard to say exac...

TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk tried to pour cold water on his feud with Zack Kassian. It didn't really work. After not speaking to reporters following Wednesday's practice, the Ca...

ADELAIDE, Australia - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost a tight semifinal against a red-hot opponent on Friday at the Adelaide International. The No. 2 seed from Montreal fell 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-4 ...

Wednesday's Games NHL Chicago 4 Montreal 1 Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 3 (OT) --- AHL Charlotte 5, Hershey 4 Rockford 2, Grand Rapids 1 Utica 6, Hartford 5 Binghamton 5, Cleveland 2 Lehigh Vall...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadian Denis Shapovalov is out at the ASB Classic. The second-seeded Shapovalov was ousted 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Thursday by Ugo Humbert of France. Shapovalov coul...