It’s official there will be no CFL season in 2020, making this year the first since 1919 that the Grey Cup will not be awarded. The league confirmed what many had been assuming late Monday morning, saying “our league governors decided today it is in the best long-term interests of the CFL to concentrate on […]
The slim possibility of seeing the Riders play in 2020 have gotten even slimmer. According to TSN CFL Insider Dave Naylor, the federal government denied the CFL’s request for a $30-million loan. The funds were going to be used to have a shortened season in 2020. Naylor reports that the league got the news on […]
Regina’s Ryan Murray and the Columbus Blue Jackets made history last week when Game 1 of their first-round playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning became the fourth longest game in NHL history. The game stretched into 5 overtime periods, totaling over 150 minutes. On the Sports Cage with Derek Taylor on Friday, Murray said […]
The 2020 Canada Cup curling competition has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Cup was originally scheduled for Nov. 24-29 in Fredericton. Curling Canada said in a statement Tuesday that it would attempt to reschedule the Canada Cup in the new year, as results at the tournament could help determine teams […]
The New York Rangers were the first team to see their NHL restart bubble burst. They got a pretty nice consolation prize Monday. The Rangers won the second phase of the league’s draft lottery, all but assuring star winger and presumptive No. 1 pick Alexis Lafreniere will be heading to the Big Apple. “Leaving the […]
NHL players have been living in a bubble for two weeks now as the league has restarted its pandemic delayed season. Regina’s Jordan Eberle, currently in the Toronto bubble for the NHL playoffs, says being in a hotel the whole time has a different feel to it. “It kind of has a World Championship feel […]
The WHL still plans on holding a full 68-game regular season and playoffs, but they are pushing the start date of the season back. The league announced Thursday the 2020-21 campaign will open Friday, December 4. As part of the WHL’s commitment to the health and safety of its players, officials, staff, and fans, the […]
TORONTO — If successful in securing a $30-million, interest-free loan from the federal government, the CFL would use the money to cover such operating costs as player salaries, COVID-19 testing and hub-city expenses during a shortened 2020 season. A source with knowledge of the situation told The Canadian Press on Tuesday the league has provided […]
TORONTO — The CFL is making a last-ditch effort at securing funding from the federal government. Two sources with knowledge of the situation said Monday the league is now talking with the government about a $30-million, interest-free loan. The league feels it needs financial support from Ottawa to stage an abbreviated 2020 season during the […]
Since the Kraft Hockeyville promotion started in 2006, many Saskatchewan communities like Ituna, Wilcox, Wilkie and Lafleche have tried to win the honour but have failed. Pense will try to end the drought this year. During Sunday’s Stanley Cup qualifying game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs, it was announced the community, […]
