Category Archives: Sports
Ticats running back Bell closing in on first pro 1,000-yard rushing campaign
HAMILTON - It's the Holy Grail for running backs, and a milestone Greg Bell is closing in on for the first time as a professional football player. The six-foot, 200-pound Bell has run for 837 yards (5...
Oct 02, 2025
Woman alleges former Canuck Willie Mitchell sexually assaulted her in 2022
VANCOUVER - A woman has filed a lawsuit against former NHL player Willie Mitchell and a resort in Tofino, B.C., alleging she was sexually assaulted by the one-time Vancouver Canuck while she was "extr...
Oct 02, 2025
Ducks sign promising young defenseman Jackson LaCombe to 8-year, $72 million contract extension
Defenseman Jackson LaCombe signed an eight-year, $72 million contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, keeping the rising young star with the club through the 2033-34 season. LaCombe's de...
Oct 02, 2025
NSL unveils championship trophy honouring league founder Diana Matheson
TORONTO - The Northern Super League unveiled its championship trophy, the Diana B. Matheson Cup, on Thursday. The trophy will be awarded after the league's first-ever final on Nov. 15 at Toronto's BMO...
Oct 02, 2025
Canada's Katie Pegg wins bronze in shot put at world para athletics championships
NEW DELHI - Canada's Katie Pegg landed on the podium at the 2025 world para athletics championships with the best throw of her shot put career. The 21-year-old Pegg, from Markham, Ont., took bronze in...
Oct 02, 2025
Polytechnique engineers design low-cost, Japanese kirigami-inspired parachute
MONTREAL - Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have created a concept for a parachute inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, one that engineers hope could be used in everything from humanitarian ...
Oct 02, 2025
Calgary Flames extend head coach Ryan Huska for two seasons
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames extended head coach Ryan Huska's contract for two additional years on Thursday, keeping him signed through the 2027-28 season. Huska became the franchise's 24th head coach...
Oct 02, 2025
'If you like fashion, go ahead': NHL entering era of relaxed player dress code
William Nylander has been known to ride the subway to work. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger usually fades into the crowd on his way to Scotiabank Arena, the stylish Swede's slick and fashionable busine...
Oct 02, 2025
Canada's RJ Barrett unfazed by trade rumours and evolving role with Toronto Raptors
RJ Barrett isn't fazed by his ever-changing role on the Toronto Raptors or even the rumours that he might be traded this season. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., led the Raptors with 21.1 points per g...
Oct 02, 2025
Shohei Ohtani to make postseason pitching debut for Dodgers in Game 1 of NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani will make his postseason pitching debut when he starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. ...
Oct 01, 2025