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Canadians playing more golf in 2020 - once COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Canadians playing more golf in 2020 - once COVID-19 restrictions lifted

If it seems like it's been harder to get a tee time this summer, it's not just your imagination. Golf Canada reports that there were 17 per cent more scores registered with the national sport body this June compared to the same month last year.
Veteran defensive lineman Tracy unsure when he'll play for Montreal Alouettes

Veteran defensive lineman Tracy unsure when he'll play for Montreal Alouettes

Adrian Tracy isn't optimistic that he'll be playing football in 2020. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent Feb. 13, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put the CFL season hold.
Ex-Wolfpack players Ryan Brierley, Cory Paterson form sports management company

Ex-Wolfpack players Ryan Brierley, Cory Paterson form sports management company

While elite athletes occasionally represent themselves in contract talks, Scottish rugby league international Ryan Brierley has gone one big step further.
Grand Slam trims six-stop curling circuit to just two events in 2020-21 season

Grand Slam trims six-stop curling circuit to just two events in 2020-21 season

Sportsnet is trimming its six-stop Grand Slam of Curling circuit to just two events next season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar to play in Caribbean Premier League

Canadian all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar to play in Caribbean Premier League

TORONTO — Canadian all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar has been drafted by the St. Lucia Zouks for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League cricket season. The Barbados Tridents are looking to defend their T20 title in the CPL season, which runs Aug 29 to Sept. 26.
Doctor likes hub plans, but says CFL and other leagues still face issues

Doctor likes hub plans, but says CFL and other leagues still face issues

TORONTO — Even if the CFL plays an abbreviated '20 season in a hub city under the strictest of health-and-safety guidelines, an infectious diseases doctor believes there will still be positive tests for the novel coronavirus that could force the leag
IIHF encouraged by NHL's potential return to Olympics in '22

IIHF encouraged by NHL's potential return to Olympics in '22

International Ice Hockey Federation chief Rene’ Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL's pending labour deal opens the possibility of the world's best players returning to the Olympics.
Canada's McPeak might be 'someone's Robin Roberts' as female Black broadcaster

Canada's McPeak might be 'someone's Robin Roberts' as female Black broadcaster

When Meghan McPeak considers where she is in her broadcasting career, against the backdrop of racial unrest and the bleak employment numbers of Black people in her business, she says she feels like Tom Hanks' character in the movie "Castaway.
Vancouver Whitecaps missing five players at MLS is Back Tournament

Vancouver Whitecaps missing five players at MLS is Back Tournament

The Vancouver Whitecaps will be missing five players at the MLS is Back Tournament, including forwards Lucas Cavallini, Fredy Montero and Tosaint Ricketts.
Raptors coach Nick Nurse knows attention to family will be key for players

Raptors coach Nick Nurse knows attention to family will be key for players

Nick Nurse has no problem letting one of his players duck out of a meeting to take a call from one of his children.