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Former NHL player Georges Laraque tests positive for COVID-19 virus

Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown.

Apr 30, 2020 5:40 PM Read more >

Wolfpack miss out on British government emergency loan to prop up rugby league

The British government is providing 16 million pounds ($28.1 million) to "safeguard the immediate future" of rugby league, which has been grounded by the global pandemic.

Apr 30, 2020 5:06 PM Read more >

USL League 2 cancels season due to pandemic, Canadian teams already out

TORONTO — The USL League Two, home to soccer teams in Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver, has cancelled the 2020 season due to the global pandemic.

Apr 30, 2020 4:25 PM Read more >

Women in sport have mixed feelings about men's leagues asking for bailout money

Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League.

Apr 30, 2020 4:01 PM Read more >

Canadian Olympic champion bobsledder Doug Anakin dies at 89

INVERMERE, B.C. — Douglas Anakin, who helped Canada win Olympic bobsled gold in 1964, has died at age 89. Anakin, Peter Kirby and brothers John and Vic Emery claimed four-man gold at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Apr 30, 2020 2:48 PM Read more >

Leafs' Campbell 'jealous' of Matthews' setup, working to improve during pause

Jack Campbell has been diligently working out in Los Angeles during the NHL pause.

Apr 30, 2020 1:32 PM Read more >

Toronto FC agrees to new long-term contract with midfielder Marky Delgado

Toronto FC has reached agreement on a new long-term deal with midfielder Marky Delgado. Just 24, the Californian has already played 182 MLS regular-season and playoff games with all but 37 of those in Toronto colours.

Apr 30, 2020 1:10 PM Read more >

McDermott says there's nothing wrong with errors, as long as you learn from them

Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott doesn't mind errors. And when it comes to coaching, more is actually less for the former England and Great Britain international.

Apr 30, 2020 12:30 PM Read more >

Turtle Recall: Derby dashed, turtles go in slow, steady race

Losing the Kentucky Derby has left race fans shell-shocked. The first Saturday in May has yielded to the legs of a bunch of slowpokes: Seattle Slow headlines a field of turtles — yes, turtles — that will race in the Kentucky Turtle Derby.

Apr 30, 2020 10:43 AM Read more >

Toronto Mayor John Tory says he certainly can feel CFL's financial pain

Toronto Mayor John Tory has been in a similar spot to where CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie finds himself today.

Apr 30, 2020 5:01 AM Read more >