Local News from Across the Rainy River District
They’ve been Pep Guardiola’s go-to players for goals at Manchester City. Sergio Aguero, the penalty-box predator described by his manager as a “lion in the jungle.” Raheem Sterling, the once-streaky winger who has grown into a composed and prolific finisher. Consider this: Aguero and Sterling were City’s top two scorers […]
News last week that several vaccinated members of the New York Yankees baseball team had tested positive for COVID-19 sparked concern over the effectiveness of the jabs. Experts say the cases aren’t necessarily cause for alarm, however, and we’ll likely see more incidents as vaccine rollouts continue globally. The nine […]
BRUSSELS – Canada’s most decorated show jumper won’t compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Eric Lamaze, owner of Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals, has withdrawn from Equestrian Canada’s short list for the Summer Games. Three years of treatment for a brain tumour, the global COVID-19 situation and the inability of […]
Frank Mahovlich can’t pick a side. And really, who can blame him? The Hall of Famer won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs – including the franchise’s last title in 1967 – and two more as a member of the Montreal Canadiens in the early 1970s. So when […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens will open their first playoff series in 42 years May 20 at Scotiabank Arena. The NHL released its schedule for the opening round of the 2020-21 playoffs on Thursday, with the all-Canadian North Division starting its series a couple of days later than […]
TORONTO – A second Canadian province says it has not provided verbal approval to the CFL’s return-to-play protocols. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tour- ism and Culture Industries, said Thursday her government hasn’t yet provided verbal approval of the league’s return-to-play protocols. Last week, B.C. government officials offered […]
CHICAGO – Jason Robertson scored 4:30 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night in the final game of the season for each team. Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist for Dallas (23-19-14), which had dropped six of seven. Joe […]
TOKYO (AP) – The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10 weeks before the opening ceremony. Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki said that a ceremony next week without the relay is likely to still take place. This […]
Play in the Calgary bubble wrapped up Sunday with another world women’s title for Switzerland. The event also brought a fresh wave of questions about the strength of the Canadian program. Silvana Tirinzoni successfully defended her crown with a 4-2 victory over Russia’s Alina Kovaleva at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre. […]
ROME – Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori has doubts about whether the IOC and local organizers are doing enough to plan for a worst-case scenario of “hundreds” or “thousands” of coronavirus cases at the Tokyo Olympics. Or whether it’s even still feasible to hold the games when a state of […]
The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage – television and streaming – have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person access. When those feeds are not available, viewers, fans and media members alike are forced to scramble for unusual alternatives. The […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said Thursday. Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time to be fully vaccinated with a second shot before arriving in […]
