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 …
Arizona – The 18th annual Fall Stars Game is set for 8pm ET tonight at Mesa’s Sloan Park, and fans have the last word on the rosters. MLB.com’s Fall Stars Final 2 Vote was opened earlier with one spot on the American League team and one on the National League team to be determined by the Final 2 results. Polls …
Nova Scotia — The West Kings District High School David Morse Memorial Sports Field is being upgraded after a combined investment of $444,399 from the federal and provincial governments, the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education, and the Municipality of the County of Kings. Once complete, the sports field will provide more outdoor space for students to play at and near West Kings District …
Dubai – The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the introduction of the Women’s Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in 2027. The upcoming FTP cycle will feature an ICC tournament each year, commencing with the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025, followed by ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2026, the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy in 2027 and the …
