Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - The Canadian Olympic Committee said Thursday it is renewing its commitment to high-performance sport by investing $37 million in funding over the next four years through the Own The Podium p...

Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Zach Collaros will get the start on Friday against the Edmonton Eskimos after sitting out the past three weeks with a concussion. He doesn’t expect any problem sh...

TORONTO - Olympians Deanne Rose and Gabrielle Carle will lead Canada next month at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. The Canadians are in a challenging group with Japan, Spain...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have given goaltender Craig Anderson a leave of absence to attend to a “personal matter at home.” “While we are uncertain of how long Craig may be away, ...

TORONTO - As former Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer prepared for his first game at Air Canada Centre in almost nine months, he wondered what it would be like in the visitors’ dressing room. R...

TORONTO - Star back DTH van der Merwe returns to the Canadian rugby fold for November tour matches against Ireland, Romania and Samoa. Van der Merwe, Canada’s 15s player of the year in 2015, mis...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Amy Yang took the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia lead, and Michelle Wie had her best score in more than a year. Lydia Ko had to fight to get back to even par in her first event sinc...

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - Michael Phelps can add getting married to his long list of accomplishments this year. The Arizona Republic reports the 31-year-old Olympic swimming champion secretly married l...

An Olympic medal upgrade for Christine Girard is a reality with the official stripping of the gold from her Kazakh competitor. But there could be a lot more in store for the Canadian weightlifter. Mai...

LONDON - The joyful spirit from the 2012 London Games has gone from the Olympic Stadium, replaced instead by hatred and ugly skirmishes. West Ham’s new home, converted into a soccer stadium with...