Tag Archives: Sports

Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74. The Houston Astros, for whom Watson played his ...

MIAMI - Police in South Florida are trying to find New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar after multiple witnesses accused them of an armed robbery at ...

TORONTO - If CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is expecting financial assistance from the Ontario government, it seems he best think again. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's Minister of Heritage, S...

TORONTO - The Ontario government has given Woodbine Entertainment the green light to run live horse races. Horse racing was listed among the activities and businesses that could return or begin a...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UFC fans got more than they bargained for when Mexican Gabriel (Moggly) Benitez's shin was split open in a decision loss to Omar (Venezuelan Fighter) Morales on the undercard...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida is willing to be a restart site for professional sports leagues, just like Arizona, when play resumes following shutdowns caused by the new coronavirus. "One thing I am goi...

TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...

OTTAWA - Jeff Hunt is leaving the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, which owns the Ontario Hockey League's 67's and CFL's Redblacks, to focus on the city's new Canadian Premier League soccer fran...

Referees and their assistants are confident the game will be safe when soccer resumes in North America, says former top referee Howard Webb. But there inevitably will be some changes in behaviour in t...

WINNIPEG - A quick reaction from a football player in the Canadian Football League may have saved a woman and her dog from a watery fate. Running back Brady Oliveira from the Grey-Cup-champion&nb...