Category Archives: Sports

Real Valladolid picks up option to sign Canadian striker Larin till 2025
VALLADOLID, Spain - Spanish soccer club Real Valladolid say they have signed Canadian forward Cyle Larin until June 30, 2025. Larin, 28, was playing on loan for Valladolid from Belgian team Club Brugg...
Jun 26, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez rolls to first-round victory at Bad Homburg Open
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany's Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed only...
Jun 26, 2023

Diallo wins, Pospisil loses on opening day of qualifying at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Gabriel Diallo defeated Turkey's Cem Ilkel 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in first-round qualifying play Monday at Wimbledon. Diallo, the world No. 140 from Montreal, will face Matteo Gigante in the ...
Jun 26, 2023

Post-Connor Consolation: Plenty of talent available after Bedard at NHL draft
Connor Bedard and the 2023 NHL draft were mentioned in the same breath long before the phenom played a single shift in junior hockey. The 17-year-old's path to the stage at Bridgestone Arena has been ...
Jun 26, 2023

Toronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield assistant coach
TORONTO - Struggling Toronto FC has fired Bob Bradley, who doubled as the MLS team's head coach and sporting director. Mike Sorber, assistant coach and technical director, was also relieved of his dut...
Jun 26, 2023

Left-fielder Daulton Varsho fitting in seamlessly with Blue Jays teammates
TORONTO - All it takes is 30 seconds in Toronto's clubhouse to see that Daulton Varsho has fit right in with the Blue Jays. Sitting in front of his corner locker at Rogers Centre, he can be found quie...
Jun 26, 2023

Ouellette scores 3 TDs as Argos pound Elks 43-31
EDMONTON - A.J. Ouellette scored three touchdowns as the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts remained undefeated on the season with a 43-31 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Sunday. Ouellett...
Jun 25, 2023

Keegan Bradley wins Travelers Championship, breaks record by 1 shot
CROMWELL, Conn (AP) - Keegan Bradley built a big enough lead in front of adoring New England fans that he broke the tournament record at the Travelers Championship despite a shaky closing stretch, clo...
Jun 25, 2023

Ruoning Yin wins Women's PGA Championship, becomes 2nd woman from China with a major title
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP-CP) - Ruoning Yin made a birdie putt from about 10 feet on the final hole and became the second woman from China to win a major, beating Yuka Saso by one shot in the Women's PGA ...
Jun 25, 2023

Stampeders receiver Malik Henry says he ruptured his Achilles
Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Malik Henry announced Sunday on Twitter that he ruptured his Achilles during Saturday's loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The recovery time for a ruptured Achilles...
Jun 25, 2023