St. John’s – Excitement is building as St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, prepares to host the 2025 Canada Games from August 8-25, 2025. The largest domestic multi-sport event in Canada will bring together more than 4,800 participants from all 13 provinces and territories to compete in 19 different sports. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting large-scale, pan-Canadian events …
Toronto – For all 30 Major League teams, some of the biggest decisions of the offseason must be made by the Nov. 19 deadline for setting their 40-man rosters. Any player not added to their organization’s roster by then will become eligible to be selected by another organization in the Rule 5 Draft, which is set for Wednesday, Dec. 11, …
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been voted to the All-MLB First Team presented by MGM Rewards at first base, an accolade that captures the young star’s incredible turnaround in 2024. The All-MLB honors, established in 2019, recognize baseball’s best at each position based on regular-season play. This is Guerrero’s second time being named to the First Team, following 2021, when …
St John’s — The 2025 Canada Games Host Society is excited to reveal its Ticketing Program presented by Avalon Mall for the St. John’s 2025 Games taking place from August 8-25. Select Games passes are now available to the general public through Showpass including Full Games Passes as well as Individual, Accessible & Family Passes for Week #1 and Week …
Ottawa – Gary Cormack, a member of the Canadian team that played in the first Paralympic Games wheelchair curling competition at Torino 2006, passed away November 4 at Memorial Hospital in Surrey, B.C. He was 74. With teammates skip Chris Daw, vice-skip Gerry Austgarden, lead Sonja Gaudet, alternate Karen Blachford and coach Joe Rea, Cormack claimed gold after Canada defeated …
TORONTO — Building a deep, strong MLB roster can be an act of pessimism. While optimism is what we hear publicly, kicking into overdrive in the warm glow of Spring Training, good front offices obsess over what could go wrong and how they can stay one step ahead of that. “If ____ happens, are we covered?” Look at the Blue …
Toronto – The 2024 Platinum Glove Award winners and Gold Glove Team Award winners were announced Friday night at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award ceremony in New York. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh won the Platinum Glove for the American League, and Brewers second baseman Brice Turang won the Platinum Glove for the National League. The award honors the best overall fielder in …
Ottawa – Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities (SSDIC) component of the Sport Support Program (SSP), supports diverse Indigenous communities across Canada by funding Indigenous nations and organizations who deliver sport and recreation opportunities within the communities they serve. SSDIC offers flexibility that supports Indigenous communities and organizations to self-determine their own social development goals and how to go …
Toronto – So many sluggers put up big numbers during the 2024 MLB regular season, but only a select few can win a Silver Slugger Award. The Silver Slugger Award has been presented each year since 1980 to baseball’s best offensive performers. Ten players in each league receive a Silver Slugger — at each infield position and three outfielders. The …
OTTAWA – It was one of the most heartbreaking moments of the 2024 Paralympic Games. Ottawa runner Bianca Borgella, a medal favourite in the women’s T13 100-m sprint for the visually impaired, appeared primed to make her biggest impact yet in Paris before a sellout crowd of 80,000 people in the Stade de France. What we didn’t know at the …
