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New rules for pro baseball: shower at home, don't spit
Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers. Oilers forward Colby Cave dies after suffering brain bleedSports | 207752 hits | 2:11 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave has died after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week. The 25-year-old native of Battleford, Sask., had been in a medically induced coma in a Toronto hospital. Henri Richard, legendary Montreal Canadiens hockey star, dead at 84 | Globalnews.caSports | 207609 hits | 11:51 AM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Henri Richard, a pillar of the Montreal Canadiens and considered to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time, has died at the age of 84. Northern Ontario curlers reportedly on board crashed Dryden planeSports | 207404 hits | 8:54 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A group of curlers from northern Ontario was reportedly on board a plane that crashed Monday afternoon at the Dryden Regional Airport. Sports | 207624 hits | 12:13 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
MOOSE JAW, Sask -: The general consensus among players at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts is that prize-money equity for women at national curling events is a great thing, but it was long overdue. Amid virus outbreak, concerns about a hockey stick shortageSports | 207654 hits | 12:09 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The coronavirus outbreak that began in China is affecting the production of hockey sticks used by the world’s top players, raising concerns about a potential shortage. Two major manufacturers, Bauer and CCM, have factories in China that have closed. CBC losses in the billions since losing Hockey Night in Canada rights: Internal memoSports | 207648 hits | 12:41 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is hemorrhaging billions of dollars after losing the rights to Hockey Night In Canada, according to an internal federal memo.French ice skating boss quits amid sex abuse scandal
Several former skating champions have accused three trainers of sexually abusing them as teenagers.
Sports | 207500 hits | 10:33 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Several former skating champions have accused three trainers of sexually abusing them as teenagers.PETA outraged after NFL rejects ad featuring animals kneeling during national anthem
PETA ripped Fox and the National Football League for rejecting an advertisement featuring animals honoring Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest.
Sports | 207312 hits | 3:35 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
PETA ripped Fox and the National Football League for rejecting an advertisement featuring animals honoring Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest. LGBTQ teams face off in battle of AlbertaSports | 207194 hits | 8:44 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
On Saturday night, the Edmonton Rage and Calgary Pioneers will be fighting for a win on the ice in first battle of Alberta between the province's first two LGBTQ hockey teams. Yukon Arctic Ultra: 'World's coldest and toughest' ultra race starts today
Fabian Imfeld arrived in Whitehorse almost a week ago, and he's ready to hit the trail.
"Yeah, I can feel it. I want to go," he said on Wednesday.
Imfeld travelled from his home in Switzerland to compete in a race that bills itself as the "world's cNBA legend Kobe Bryant, 41, killed in helicopter crash: reports
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who retired in 2016 as a five-time NBA champion with 33,643 points, was among five people killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. He was 41.
Sports | 207815 hits | 12:26 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who retired in 2016 as a five-time NBA champion with 33,643 points, was among five people killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. He was 41.NBA legend Kobe Bryant, 41, killed in helicopter crash: reports
Sports | 207028 hits | 12:24 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
UFC's White says he wants to hire woman who fought shoplifter, got fired
Security footage that went viral showed Summer Tapasa-Sataraka, 24, battling a man trying to leave the store in Hawaii with a speaker, using her forearms to block the exit and wrestling the man to the ground.
Sports | 207403 hits | 12:35 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Security footage that went viral showed Summer Tapasa-Sataraka, 24, battling a man trying to leave the store in Hawaii with a speaker, using her forearms to block the exit and wrestling the man to the ground. Manny Pacquiao swarmed by fans at Calgary airport during 1st Canadian visitSports | 207728 hits | 10:15 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
He's a bona fide boxing legend with 12 major world titles under his belt. But Manny Pacquiao has arrived in Alberta to promote a sport of a different sort: Basketball. Hockey Canada dumps 'midget hockey' moniker to be more inclusiveSports | 207654 hits | 8:51 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Peewee, bantam and midget names will be replaced by U13, U15 and U18 next season as Hockey Canada attempts to make the sport more inclusive.Chinese TV pulls Arsenal game coverage after Mesut Ozil's criticism Social Sharing
Chinese television pulled coverage of Arsenal's Premier League match against Manchester City after Mesut Ozil, a forward for the London club, criticized Beijing's brutal mass crackdown on ethnic Muslims in the country.
Sports | 207537 hits | 5:19 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Chinese television pulled coverage of Arsenal's Premier League match against Manchester City after Mesut Ozil, a forward for the London club, criticized Beijing's brutal mass crackdown on ethnic Muslims in the country.French basketball player fined in China for not looking at flag
A French former NBA player has been reprimanded and fined US$1,400 by sports officials in China for not looking at the Chinese flag during the national anthem before a game.
A French former NBA player has been reprimanded and fined US$1,400 by sports officials in China for not looking at the Chinese flag during the national anthem before a game.Anti-doping agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday.
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Blackhawks reviewing assistant Marc Crawford's conduct
Blackhawks assistant Marc Crawford will be away from the team while it reviews his conduct with another organization.Famed rock climber plummets to his death after fall from Mexico cliff
Brad Gobright, an accomplished “free solo” rock climber, has reportedly died in El Portero Chico, Mexico.
Sports | 207729 hits | 2:40 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Brad Gobright, an accomplished “free solo” rock climber, has reportedly died in El Portero Chico, Mexico. Ryan Straschnitzki: Paralysed hockey player moves his leg after surgerySports | 208196 hits | 2:34 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ryan Straschnitzki was injured in the deadly April 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash. All-transgender hockey team believed to be a first for the sportSports | 207682 hits | 11:47 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It's believed to be the first ice hockey team made entirely of transgender men, transgender women, and gender non-conforming athletes. Report: Teams uninterested in Colin KaepernickSports | 207649 hits | 11:50 AM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Indigenous workshop aims to make sports more inclusiveSports | 207569 hits | 1:06 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A specialized coach's workshop at the University of Windsor this weekend will focus on the needs of Indigenous athletes. Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas wants to see more diversity in hockey
Kyle Dubas wants to see more diversity in hockey and he's starting with the front office of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Snowflake Joe Warmington: Put Don Cherry back on air this SaturdaySports | 207256 hits | 2:21 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Don Cherry fired from Sportsnet following toxic rantSports | 207497 hits | 12:44 PM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
WWE wrestling stars reportedly 'held hostage' at Saudi airport after row over cutting of live feed
Nearly 200 stars and their entourages waited on the tarmac for six hours, as speculation swirled that Saudi Arabia owed the WWE hundreds of millions
Sports | 207058 hits | 11:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Nearly 200 stars and their entourages waited on the tarmac for six hours, as speculation swirled that Saudi Arabia owed the WWE hundreds of millionsHorse named Covfefe after the president's bizarre tweet storms home to win at the Breeders' Cup
A thoroughbred named after the mysterious new word President Trump tweeted two years ago won the $1 million Filly Mare Sprint by three-quarters of a length under jockey Joel Rosario.
Sports | 207129 hits | 12:02 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A thoroughbred named after the mysterious new word President Trump tweeted two years ago won the $1 million Filly Mare Sprint by three-quarters of a length under jockey Joel Rosario. Ex-NHL enforcer Donald Brashear working at Tim HortonsSports | 207574 hits | 12:47 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Brashear made millions of dollars in the NHL, however after his retirement he found himself entangled in legal and financial problems. Former Oilers coach and seven-time Stanley Cup champ Ted Green dies at 79
Former Edmonton Oilers coach and Stanley Cup champion Ted Green has died. He was 79. 'Hockey butt' scores big in marketing campaign for dress pants Social SharingSports | 207022 hits | 11:26 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two American entrepreneurs have chalked up a big publicity win for their clothing company with an internet ad. The Instagram spot centres on two key words — hockey butt— and features the shapely rear end of an NHL star. Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur in recovery after 'successful' heart surgery
Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent heart surgery on Thursday, the NHL club has confirmed. Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews facing disorderly conduct charge in ArizonaSports | 207664 hits | 1:02 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews is facing disorderly conduct charges stemming from an incident last May in his hometown of Scottsdale, Ariz. Kaillie Humphries loses bid to compete for U.S. bobsled teamSports | 207479 hits | 11:23 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Olympic double-gold medalist Kaillie Humphries has lost her bid to be released from the Canadian bobsleigh team to compete for the United States.Justice Charlene Anderson on Tuesday rejected an injunction application filed by Humphries seeking a court ord Judge denies Kaillie Humphries' release from Bobsleigh Canada to compete for U.S.
Three-time Olympic medallist Kaillie Humphries has been denied release from Bobsleigh Canada by a Calgary judge who found the governing body has the discretion to decide whether to allow an athlete to compete for another country. U.S. casino sues Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk for more than $900K Social SharingSports | 207466 hits | 9:43 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A casino in Connecticut is suing Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk for more than $900,000, saying he tried and failed to pay them with bank drafts over a winter weekend in 2017. 7 burning questions facing the 7 Canadian NHL teamsSports | 207492 hits | 11:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It another year of optimism as NHL training camps begin on Thursday. But it's also another year of worrying whether this will finally be the season when the Stanley Cup returns north of the border. Ref attacked on ice by adults during Alberta kids' tourneySports | 207039 hits | 11:19 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. An assault charge has been laid against one man and is pending against a second person after an attack on a referee and a coach at a youth hockey tournament in Lethbridge, Alta. Bianca Andreescu makes history, to play Serena Williams in U.S. Open finalSports | 207142 hits | 12:08 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Bianca Andreescu has become the first Canadian to reach a singles final at the U.S. Open, defeating Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the semifinals on Thursday. Champion wingsuit flier dies after jumping and hitting ridge at 173 km/hSports | 207040 hits | 2:50 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Angelo Grubisic called his world-record preparations 'the Icarus Project,' after the Greek mythological figure who died after flying too close to the sun Bianca Andreescu upends former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki at U.S. OpenSports | 207881 hits | 3:03 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadian tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Carolina Wozniacki of Denmark at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.Weightlifter becomes lightning rod for criticism of transgender policy
WELLINGTON; Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's gold medal-winning performance at the Pacific Games continues to reverberate long after the event, with a New Zealand women's group demanding sports authorities put a stop to competition.
Sports | 207620 hits | 4:26 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
WELLINGTON; Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's gold medal-winning performance at the Pacific Games continues to reverberate long after the event, with a New Zealand women's group demanding sports authorities put a stop to competition. Canadian researcher to lead largest known study on transgender athletesSports | 208058 hits | 11:38 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Canadian-born researcher is helping to launch the first substantial study of transgender athletes in a bid to better understand how transitioning and hormone therapy affects athletic performance. Canada's Wickens leads emotional warm-up lap in Toronto almost year after crash
Canada's Robert Wickens made an emotional return to IndyCar racing on Sunday.Back to Canada News
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