A test of endurance: local fans weigh in on Vancouver’s struggling pro sports...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Closely following a professional sports team in Vancouver is becoming a test of endurance and resolve. With all three major teams struggling in recent times, NEWS 1130 is...
View ArticleFraser Valley Bandits play final game of season tonight
ABBOTSFORD (NEWS 1130) – Professional Basketball in B.C. is coming to an end for the year, as the Fraser Valley Bandits play their final game of the season tonight. It’s been a tough inaugural season,...
View ArticleMissing the normal sporting lineup? Check out these obscure during the summer...
CALGARY – It’s the dog days of summer: the Blue Jays are out of it, not everyone is on board with Canadian football, so where do you get your sports fix during the summer? Unless you’re a hardcore...
View ArticleRaptors, Andreescu: Canadian sports are in a good place
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’s expected Canadian athletes dominate certain sports: hockey is one, curling is another and now it looks like we can add basketball and tennis to that growing list. Following...
View ArticleGaming heavyweights raise $17M for new esports network
NEW YORK — A new venture backed by many of video gaming’s biggest publishers is unveiling a network that hopes to be to esports what ESPN has been to traditional sports. VENN is set to launch in 2020...
View Article‘We are confident about who we are as a team,’ Raptors looking forward to the...
TORONTO – The Raptors regular season is just under a month away when they tip-off against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 22. The defending NBA Champions are hoping to defend their title, however,...
View Article‘Heartbroken’ Humphries thanks Canada for support after BCS release
CALGARY – Kaillie Humphries has written Canadians a thank-you note a day after being released from the Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) program. The Olympic champion has had a tense relationship with...
View Article‘We’re just waiting for our second chance’: Vancouver Grizzlies fans to rally...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The NBA is coming to Vancouver next week and a group of fans who hope to bring a team back to the city are donning their Grizzles gear to rally before the game. A preseason game...
View ArticleCommunity summit hopes to improve gender equality and diversity in adventure...
NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A North Vancouver community summit looks at outdoor recreation through the lens of women around the world. Dozens of female athletes and their fans will be attending the...
View ArticlePermanent Daylight Saving Time would mean changes for B.C. sports fans
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – If time change legislation is passed in British Columbia, it could impact when sports teams, like the Vancouver Canucks, start their games. The province has tabled legislation...
View ArticleMassive, free outdoor ice rink opens at North Vancouver Shipyards
NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — It’s the best of both worlds for Vancouver-area ice skaters–an outdoor rink with a retractable roof so the rain can’t ruin your plans. The Shipyards Skate Plaza is now...
View ArticleB.C. Sports Hall of Fame showcases unforgettable moments from 2010 Olympics
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – From Sydney Crosby’s golden goal to Alex Bilodeau winning Canada’s first gold medal on home soil and Joannie Rochette’s emotional bronze in figure skating, memorable Olympic...
View ArticleCOVID-19 concerns spreading to North American sporting events
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Fans have been banned from sporting events in Japan and Italy and concerns over COVID-19 are beginning to affect sports in North America. In a statement released Friday, Rogers...
View ArticleMLB allows players to leave after cancelling spring training due to COVID-19
MESA, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is allowing players to go home, making the decision a day after cancelling the rest of the spring training schedule and postponing opening day by at least two weeks...
View ArticleHow a shortened 2020 season could impact the Blue Jays on the field
TORONTO – In recent weeks, our long-held assumptions about the 2020 baseball season have given way to a far more sobering reality. Scenarios that once seemed unpalatable – a shortened schedule, a June...
View ArticleBCHL could lose next season, teams could fold in worst-case scenario
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) -The Commissioner of the BCHL is laying out a worst-case scenario for the league in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Hebb says the league was forced to cancel its season...
View ArticleCFL asking federal government for up to $150M in financial aid
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie told The Canadian...
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Few sports fans willing to watch games in person: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — While most sports fans would love to watch a professional match, few are willing to attend a game in person this fall, even if allowed. A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute,...
View ArticleUFC middleweight Ronaldo Souza tests positive for COVID-19
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has tested positive for COVID-19 and his middleweight bout against Uriah Hall has been pulled from Saturday’s preliminary card at UFC 249, the mixed martial...
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Phyllis George, female sportscasting pioneer, dies at 70
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70. A family...
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