Curling Canada’s return-to-play guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic include changes to sweeping rules, on-ice player positioning and pre-game handshakes for players planning to participate in the 2020-21 season. The 29-page document, which appears on the federation’s website, covers topics including game play, building cleanliness, food and beverage plans, customer awareness, financial planning, insurance and national […]
There may not be any Saskatchewan Roughriders games to celebrate or commisserate with right now, but 620 CKRM is hoping to spark some memories for you starting Sunday. “Reunited in Green” will see eight games from the 2019 season be re-broadcast on Sunday afternoons throughout July and August with a special twist. You will not […]
The Edmonton Eskimos “will ramp up” their engagement with Inuit communities to evaluate their views on the CFL team’s name. The Eskimos made the announcement Friday. “We recognize that there has been increased attention to the name recently and we will ramp up our ongoing engagement with the Inuit communities to assess their views,” the […]
The CFL says no decision has been made regarding a hub city for an abbreviated 2020 regular season. On Friday, a CFL spokesman denied reports the league had settled upon Winnipeg as a hub city in the event football was played this year. The spokesman added the CFL also hasn’t reached a decision whether or […]
The Canadian Hockey League holds its import draft on Tuesday with the Regina Pats looking to make one selection in the two round draft as they have the 15th pick overall. While the team is picking 15th, it is believed they will pick higher than that as teams ahead of them will be passing due […]
The NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol started June 8. The numbers released Monday include 11 positive results previously announced June 19. The league added it’s also aware of 11 other players testing positive outside of Phase 2 over the last three weeks. The NHL […]
The Edmonton Eskimos have released receiver/kick returner Christion Jones in response to homophobic comments made on his Twitter account. Edmonton made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, one day after Jones posted the remarks on his Twitter account. “We stand by the LGBTQ2+ community and firmly condemn the language used by Christion Jones. There […]
After drafting him in the 5th round of the Major League Baseball draft earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Muenster’s Logan Hofmann to a contract on Saturday. The 20-year-old, who was taken with the 138th overall pick, has a deal that gives him a $125,000 signing bonus. “We are excited to add Logan to […]
Alexis Lafreniere will have to wait a little longer to find out where he’ll start his NHL career. One of eight placeholder spots beat the odds to secure the No. 1 pick in the league’s draft lottery Friday, meaning a second draw is required later this summer following the qualifying round of the NHL’s return-to-play […]
The Riders posted a loss for the 2019-20 fiscal year. But that’s nothing compared to what might be in the coming year. “To be honest, this is the biggest financial crisis the Saskatchewan Roughriders have faced in 110 years,” says Riders President and CEO Craig Reynolds. “Never in our history have we had, essentially, a […]
