Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - Ayo Akinola learned all about patience in the long months spent rehabbing the injured anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. Given a clean bill of health, the 22-year-old forward is now bid...

Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Borje Salming has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, the team announced Wednesday. Salming, who played ...

GENEVA (AP) - The World Cup in Qatar could start one day earlier than scheduled with FIFA looking at a plan to let the host nation play Ecuador on Nov. 20, a person familiar with the proposal told The...

A couple of days before Serena Williams claimed the 22nd of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 2016, she was asked what she makes of it when people refer to her as one of history's great...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant was one of the most photogenic sports figures in Los Angeles and images of him seen by millions around the world - smiling in victory, grimacing in agony - keep his memo...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Rougned Odor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The Orioles trail...

WACO, Texas (AP) - A Little League batter rose from a beaning to console the upset pitcher in a dramatic scene at a Little League regional tournament game Tuesday in Waco, Texas. The incident happened...

TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu willed her way to an exciting 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Daria Kasatkina in her opening round match at the National Bank Open on Tuesday. Andreescu, of Mississauga, Ont., won...

SAO PAULO (AP) - Veteran Uruguay striker Luis Suarez and his new club Nacional of Uruguay crashed out of the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday. Atletico Goianiense of Brazil won 3-0 at home in Goiania to c...

NANAIMO - A pair of Nanaimo teams came out on top at the senior women's fastball provincial championship staged this past weekend at McGirr Sports Fields.Nanaimo Southside won the gold medal in the 'C...