National Sports

Canada's Bauer looking forward to new role as sports director of Astana-Premier Tech

Steve Bauer, a Canadian cycling icon, likes what he sees in his new role as sports director of Astana. The 61-year-old from Fenwick, Ont., who now calls St. Catharines, Ont., home, joined the joint Kazakh-Canadian team in late November.

Dec 23, 2020 8:20 AM Read more >

Canadian international Kyle Porter returns to soccer roots with FC Edmonton

EDMONTON — Canadian international midfielder Kyle Porter is returning to his soccer roots, signing with FC Edmonton for the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.

Dec 23, 2020 7:30 AM Read more >

World junior men's hockey championship team capsules

A capsule look at the 10 countries competing in the 2021 world junior men's hockey championship Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton (ranked in order of 2020 finish).

Dec 23, 2020 7:09 AM Read more >

Unusual world junior men's hockey championship set to open in Edmonton

A world junior men's hockey championship like no other opens Friday in Edmonton with zero spectators and teams walled off from the general public because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 23, 2020 7:03 AM Read more >

Americans beats Finns in world junior tune-up; Canada to play Russia in exhibition

EDMONTON — Cole Caufield scored two goals in a 35-second span, and the United States held on to beat Finland 3-2 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game on Tuesday at Rogers Place.

Dec 22, 2020 9:06 PM Read more >

Durant returns with 22 and a 125-99 Nets rout of Warriors

NEW YORK — Kevin Durant shook off 18 months of rust in a matter of minutes.

Dec 22, 2020 7:33 PM Read more >

NHL making change to offside rule, releases COVID-19 protocols for 2020-21 season

TORONTO — The NHL has made an adjustment to the offside rule that has been a hot topic for years, and it will come into effect for the upcoming season. The change to rule 83.

Dec 22, 2020 6:39 PM Read more >

Welcome back, NBA: Here's 10 things to know about the season

And ... it’s back.

Dec 22, 2020 5:29 PM Read more >

Rugby Canada honours Pat Aldous and volunteers across the country with annual awards

Rugby Canada paid tribute to longtime builder/supporter Pat Aldous as well as all of the sport's volunteers, awarding its 2020 Chairperson Awards to both.

Dec 22, 2020 1:53 PM Read more >

"Tampa Bay Raptaneers" set to tip off bizarre regular season against Pelicans

Before team president Masai Ujiri placed the lucky toonie in the Raptors' new practice floor, the team president held it aloft and said: "This is for the Tampa Bay Raptaneers.

Dec 22, 2020 1:25 PM Read more >