The independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal involving members of the Canadian women’s soccer team coaching staff leaves as many questions as answers. But it’s clear the “practice of conducting surreptitious surveillance of opponents” predated this summer’s Paris Olympics. As a result, Canada Soccer says women’s head coach Bev Priestman, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joey Lombardi —…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 12, 2024 5:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Immanuel Quickley is hurt once again. The Toronto Raptors announced on Tuesday that their starting point guard has a partial ligament tear in his left elbow. Quickley’s ulnar collateral ligament will be re-evaluated…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Professional Women’s Hockey League has revealed the jersey designs for its six newly named teams. Each PWHL team operated under its city name, with players wearing jerseys featuring the league’s logo in its inaugural season before names and logos were announced last month. The Toronto Sceptres, Montreal Victoire,…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2024 5:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter has re-sprained his right acromioclavicular joint. The injury occurred in the third quarter of Toronto’s 122-107 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Related Videos 1:32 Toronto Raptors…
The winds of change continue to swirl around the NCAA as the governing body for U.S. collegiate sports opened the door Thursday for Canadian Hockey League players to join their squads. For the past few decades, once a player suited up for a team in the CHL — where NHL teams often place draft picks…
Coming into the new season the Toronto Raptors emphasized that they were going to play hard, fast, aggressive basketball. Nine games in, that style of play has become a double-edged sword for Toronto. Despite their 2-7 record, the Raptors lead the NBA with 30.6 assists per game and have the eighth-best offence with 118 points…
Canadian NBA rookie Zach Edey is living up to his advanced billing as just nine games into his NBA career, the Memphis Grizzlies centre scored 25 points and 12 boards on Monday night. Both are careers highs for the seven-foot-four-inch rookie, although his team fell short to the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 106-104….
TORONTO – Glen Grunwald’s expectations were low for Vince Carter’s pre-draft workout with the Toronto Raptors. Not because Carter didn’t have the skills or athleticism to be an impact player — he had been a standout for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, after all. But Carter had a gruelling workout with the Chicago…
Jacques Villeneuve, the son of late Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, is lashing out at thieves who stole a bronze statue of his father from outside a Quebec museum in his honour, calling them “idiots.” The younger Villeneuve, 53, also a celebrated F1 driver, posted a video to social media on the weekend saying…
TORONTO – Vince Carter hoped Toronto Raptors fans could embrace his complicated legacy with the team during his jersey retirement ceremony. They did not let him down. All 19,800 fans at Scotiabank Arena stood for the entirety of the 20-minute ceremony on Saturday night during the intermission of Toronto’s game with the Sacramento Kings. Carter…
