Kyle Walters doesn't need a jigsaw puzzle for Christmas. The newly extended Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager told reporters Wednesday he expects a challenging off-season putting the pieces together for next year's Canadian Football League roster. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
Luke Prokop was only 19 years old when he made pro sports history. A year after the Nashville Predators picked him in the 2020 NHL draft, Prokop told his team, his sport, and the wider world that he was gay. He is the first player under NHL contract to do so. READ...
Captain Christine Sinclair won't be the only player in the spotlight when Canada hosts Australia in Victoria and Vancouver next month. Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod and midfielder Sophie Schmidt, who have also called time on their international careers, are also being honoured at the Dec. 5 Vancouver game. READ ORIGINAL...
When Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay used an interview to accuse police of profiling him over his race (white) and wealth (immense) during a 2014 impaired driving arrest, the online backlash came fast, with a long-list of commentators highlighting Irsay’s stunning lack of self-awareness. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
Once again, the Grey Cup provided Cory Philpot with a myriad of emotions. On Sunday, the former CFL star was at Tim Hortons Field when his son, Tyson, scored the decisive touchdown in the Montreal Alouettes' 28-24 upset win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
The Canadian men lost at home to Jamaica, and so also lost their CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal, and so also have perhaps lost their place at Copa America in June. Mauro Biello, the interim head coach, has probably also lost his chance to take over the job on a permanent...
The Utah Royals have traded for midfielder Mikayla Cluff, making the former BYU standout the National Women's Soccer League expansion team's first rostered player. The Royals acquired Cluff and the No. 26 pick in the 2024 NWSL draft from the Orlando Pride in exchange for $90,000 US in allocation money...
Chelsea's Emma Hayes was formally named the new head coach of the U.S. women's team Tuesday but she won't take over the four-time Women's World Cup winners until May, leaving her a short time with the team before it begins play in the Paris Olympics in late July. READ ORIGINAL...
Officials made presentations Tuesday on both cut-proof equipment and emergency standards in arenas at the NHL's annual GMs meeting in Toronto. Those topics have garnered increased attention following the death of Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a skate blade. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
Brady Oliveira rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown while Nick Hallett blocked a punt and scored to help propel the Blue Bombers to a franchise-record fourth straight Grey Cup appearance after a 24-13 victory over the B.C. Lions in Saturday's CFL West Division final. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
There's a new Heritage Minute coming soon and it highlights the story of Norman Kwong, a former Alberta lieutenant-governor who first rose to fame as a CFL fullback, winning four Grey Cups with Calgary and Edmonton between 1948 and 1960. CBC visited the set to find out more about the...
Defender Ryan Hollingshead and Golden Boot Award-winner Denis Bouanga both scored goals in each half and Los Angeles FC began defence of its title with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in a Major League Soccer playoff opener on Saturday night. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or for a record-extending eighth time on Monday after fulfilling his life's ambition by leading his country to the World Cup title in Qatar last year. Aitana Bonmati won the women's award for guiding Spain to victory at the Women's World Cup in August....
And now the waiting begins for Bo Levi Mitchell. The veteran quarterback's future remains Hamilton's biggest question mark heading into the off-season. The Montreal Alouettes eliminated the Tiger-Cats from Grey Cup contention with a 27-12 home victory Saturday in the East Division semifinal. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
A former hockey player in the Chicago NHL team's organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team's former video coach sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season and the team responded inadequately to his complaint because it didn't want a disruption during its Stanley Cup run. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
Hockey Night in Canada commentator Kevin Bieksa spent years in the NHL as an enforcer who was OK taking a hit — as long as he won the fight. He spoke to The National’s Ian Hanomansing about going from the ice to the broadcast booth and how the game has...
In a normal year, Maggie MacTavish says she would sell about 200 neck guards out of her sports equipment store in Fredericton. This time of the year, she’d only sell a handful to a few new skaters. But over the last week, MacTavish estimates she has sold about 50. READ...
Hamilton Ticat Orlondo Steinauer wasn't tipping his hand Thursday regarding who'll be his starting quarterback Saturday. He says he's expecting both Bo Levi Mitchell and Matt Shiltz to play when the Tiger-Cats visit the Montreal Alouettes in the East Division semifinal. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
The Kansas City Chiefs win over the New York Jets on Sunday was the most watched Sunday show since the Super Bowl in February, attracting an average of 27 million TV viewers, including millions of teenage girls who tuned into the game attended by pop star Taylor Swift. READ ORIGINAL...
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation's poorest people was used to fund pet projects he and other well-connected people supported. READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
