Category Archives: Sports

NFL roundup: Ravens win fifth straight game by beating Bucs 41-31
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Lamar Jackson threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns, helping the Baltimore Ravens overcome an early double-digit deficit and extend their National Football League winning streak t...
Oct 21, 2024

Nylander fills net, focuses on details in Leafs' win over Bolts: 'It's contagious'
TORONTO - Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube pulled William Nylander aside for a couple of long chats at Monday's morning skate. Toronto's star winger was coming off an eight-shot, zero-point showing...
Oct 21, 2024

William Nylander powers Maple Leafs over Lightning 5-2
TORONTO - William Nylander had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Monday night. Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and Matthew Knies also scored for ...
Oct 21, 2024

Toronto Blue Jays hire David Popkins as their new hitting coach
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins as the team's new hitting coach. He succeeds Guillermo Martinez in the position. Martinez was let go in the wake of Toronto's last-place finish...
Oct 21, 2024

Northern Super League minimum player salary set at $50,000 with all deals guaranteed
Players in the new Northern Super League will earn at least $50,000 and can't be traded without their consent. The six-team Canadian women's professional league is set to kick off in April. Teams will...
Oct 21, 2024

Montreal's Roses FC signs French international midfielder and Canadian goalkeeper
Roses FC, Montreal's entry in the fledgling Northern Super League, has announced veteran French international defensive midfielder Charlotte Bilbault and Canadian goalkeeper Gabrielle Lambert as its f...
Oct 21, 2024

Veteran Ticats quarterback Mitchell poised to claim first CFL passing title
HAMILTON - It's been a season to remember and forget for Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton (7-10) heads into its regular-season finale Friday in Ottawa assured of finishing fourth...
Oct 21, 2024

Alidou replaces the injured Lacasse for Canadian women's friendly in Spain
Marie-Yasmine Alidou has been called in to replace the injured Cloe Lacasse ahead of the Canadian women's international friendly in Spain on Friday. The sixth-ranked Canadians face No. 3 Spain, the re...
Oct 21, 2024

Canada's Andreescu and Fernandez earn first-round wins at Pan Pacific tennis
TOKYO - Canada's Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez earned first-round victories at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., defeated Japan's Mei Yamaguchi 7-5, 6-3,...
Oct 21, 2024

Edmonton Oilers sign first-round pick Sam O'Reilly to three-year entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Sam O'Reilly to a three-year entry-level contract on Monday. O'Reilly, an 18-year-old Toronto native, was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the NHL D...
Oct 21, 2024