Category Archives: Sports
Canadian baseball legend Justin Morneau talks Jays' run, goalie love at world juniors
MINNEAPOLIS - Justin Morneau watched the Toronto Blue Jays win back-to-back World Series titles. A kid with a dream growing up in New Westminster, B.C., those championships in 1992 and 1993 showed him...
Dec 29, 2025
Olympic gold medallist and three-time Brier champ Harnden to retire at end of season
TORONTO - E.J. Harnden first fell in love with curling while watching his father compete at a hometown Brier in 1990 at the Sault Memorial Gardens. "I was just hooked," Harnden said Monday. "I was jus...
Dec 29, 2025
Kucherov, Tolvanen, Slafkovsky named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Seattle Kraken right-wing Eeli Tolvanen and Montreal Canadiens left-wing Juraj Slafkovsky have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. ...
Dec 29, 2025
Senators throw support behind Ullmark as starting goaltender takes leave of absence
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have made a habit of weathering setbacks this season, and they'll head into the new year confronting their biggest one yet. General manager Steve Staios announced Sunday t...
Dec 29, 2025
LAFC acquires Canadian international forward Shaffelburg from Nashville
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles FC has acquired Canadian international Jacob Shaffelburg from Nashville SC, the Major League Soccer club announced Monday. Nashville receives US$500,000 in general allocation...
Dec 29, 2025
Whitecaps FC to settle class-action lawsuit with fans over Messi no-show in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - When soccer superstar Lionel Messi was a no-show for Inter Miami's match with the Whitecaps in Vancouver in May 2024, they let their feelings be known with chants of "Where is Messi?" But ...
Dec 29, 2025
Former Senator scores winner as Prague beats Canada 5-1 in Spengler quarterfinals
DAVOS - Former Ottawa Senators forward Filip Chlapik scored the winning goal as Sparta Prague eliminated Canada from the Spengler Cup hockey tournament with a 5-1 quarterfinal win Monday. Martins Dzie...
Dec 29, 2025
Raptors add size up front by signing seven-foot centre Mo Bamba
TORONTO - Help has arrived for the Toronto Raptors and he's seven-feet tall and 231 pounds. The Raptors signed veteran centre Mo Bamba on Monday, a day after media reports of a deal with the free agen...
Dec 29, 2025
Canada poised for another run at Olympic hockey gold with NHL's return
Connor McDavid remembers feeling the intensity. A minor hockey player growing up just north of Toronto, the future NHL superstar and his teammates gathered to watch Canada and the United States battle...
Dec 29, 2025
Toronto FC signs Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portugal's Santa Clara
TORONTO - Toronto FC has signed Brazilian left back Matheus Pereira from Portuguese side CD Santa Clara through the 2027-28 MLS season, with a club option for 2028-29. The 25-year-old, who can also pl...
Dec 29, 2025