Category Archives: Sports
Canada to host the Netherlands in Davis Cup World Group play in September
MONTREAL - Canada will host the Netherlands in a Davis Cup World Group playoff in September, the International Tennis Federation said Tuesday. Canada will serve as host of the Sept. 14-16 competition....
Apr 10, 2018
Canada's Dylan Moscovitch announces retirement from competitive figure skating
OTTAWA - Canada’s Dylan Moscovitch retired from competitive pairs figure skating Tuesday, ending a decade-long career that included six appearances at the world championships and a silver medal ...
Apr 10, 2018
Linebacker Deron Mayo announces retirement after six seasons with Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders linebacker Deron Mayo, who missed all but one game last year due to a knee injury, announced his retirement on Tuesday. He played 87 games with the Stampeders over six seasons and w...
Apr 10, 2018
Leafs looking to shake ghosts of 2013 playoff collapse in rematch with Bruins
Mitch Marner had just turned 16 when the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins tangled in Game 7 of their 2013 first-round playoff series. Connor Brown - like Marner, a life-long Leafs fan - was 19 an...
Apr 10, 2018
Ottawa Redblacks president Jeff Hunt to step down at end of the year
Ottawa Redblacks president Jeff Hunt plans to step down from the role at the end of the year, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group said Tuesday. Hunt, an OSEG ownership partner, will continue to ...
Apr 10, 2018
Canadian teenage swimmer Taylor Ruck wins eighth medal at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian teenage swimmer Taylor Ruck wrapped up a fairy-tale Commonwealth Games on Tuesday with a record-tying eighth medal - a silver in the 4×100 medley relay - then ret...
Apr 10, 2018
Canadian men down England to reach basketball semifinals at Commonwealth Games
CAIRNS, Australia - Canada defeated England 97-79 Tuesday to earn a berth in the men’s basketball semifinals against New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. Canada is fielding an all-U Sports men...
Apr 10, 2018
Canadian advance to beach volleyball semifinals at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Both Canadian entries advanced to the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games beach volleyball tournament Tuesday. Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter defeated Dimitris Apostolou and Geo...
Apr 10, 2018
Australia blanks Canadian men's field hockey team 4-0 at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canada was blanked 4-0 by top-ranked Australia in men’s field hockey action Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games. The Australians will face No. 9 New Zealand on Tuesday to s...
Apr 10, 2018
Canadian septuagenarian finishes eighth in Commonwealth Games shooting
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian Robert Pitcairn, at 79 the oldest competitor in the history of the Commonwealth Games, finished eighth Tuesday in the Queen’s Prize Pairs shooting finals. Pitcai...
Apr 10, 2018