sports
Should gambling taxes fund sports? Former Olympian says it's a 'devil's bargain'
The government will be making a “devil’s bargain” if it moves ahead with a recommendation to boost revenue for sport organizations through taxes on sports gambling, former track and field Olympian Bruce Kidd said. Source link
Aerin Frankel earns 3rd straight shutout as Fleet take 4-0 win over Sceptres
Aerin Frankel made 18 saves for her third straight shutout and seventh of the season as the Boston Fleet topped the Toronto Sceptres 4-0 on Friday night in Toronto. Source link
Gausman fans 11, Okamoto scores winning run in 9th as Blue Jays beat Athletics 3-2
Kazuma Okamoto scored the winning run in his Blue Jays debut and Kevin Gausman had 11 strikeouts as Toronto opened its 50th anniversary season with a 3-2 walkoff victory over the Athletics on Friday night. Source link
Dabrowski, Stefani lose in Miami semifinals to Siniakova, Townsend
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Luisa Stefani were defeated 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 by Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and Taylor Townsend of the United States on Friday in the women’s doubles semifinals at the Miami Open. Source link
Canada's Matt Dunstone wins men's world curling championship debut
Matt Dunstone was victorious in his debut at the men’s world curling championship with a 5-2 win over South Korea in Friday’s opening draw. Source link
'We're in the present': Canada set to take on Iceland in World Cup tune-up
The national squad hosts Iceland Saturday in an international friendly and gets another test Tuesday against Tunisia. Canada will play two more exhibition matches this spring before its World Cup opener June 12 in Toronto. Source link
Golfer Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI in Florida, authorities say
Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment at the scene of a car crash Friday in which he struck another vehicle and rolled over, authorities said. Source link
While FIFA qualifers offer clearer picture for Canada's World Cup, injuries still cloud Marsch's lineup
With the men’s World Cup a little more than two months away, Canadian soccer coach Marsch faces questions at nearly every position, either because of injury or, more thankfully, hard choices between good options. Source link
Toronto Tempo to pick 6th in WNBA draft, second in expansion draft
The Toronto Tempo will pick sixth in the upcoming WNBA draft as they prepare for their inaugural season. Source link
These 3 Laurier students are running from Waterloo to Guelph for colorectal cancer research
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness and before it ends, Wilfrid Laurier University students Ryan Usprech, Ariel Babichev, and Michael Wieland are putting themselves to a meaningful test. They spent the last few weeks training for a 31-kilometre run from Waterloo to Guelph, and they’re doing it to help raise awareness and funds for colorectal cancer […]