Category Archives: Sports

NEW YORK (AP) - In what was otherwise a rough two weeks in Tokyo for NBC, television viewers responded - at least slightly - to the U.S. Olympic team's strong performance in the second half of the Gam...

Tony Esposito, a Hall of Fame goaltender who rose to fame with the Chicago Blackhawks, has died at 78. The Blackhawks announced on Twitter that Esposito died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic can...

TORONTO - Russia's Daniil Medvedev advanced Tuesday into the third round of the men's singles draw at the National Bank Open in Toronto, defeating Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a mat...

TORONTO - Members of Canada's women's soccer team believe their gold medal will inspire future generations of young girls to play the game. Kadisha Buchanan hopes that future will include a place to p...

TORONTO - New York City FC defender Maxime Chanot has been fined for "simulation/embellishment" in Saturday's 2-2 tie with Toronto FC. The incident occurred in the 24th minute when Chanot tangled with...

Being on the sidelines while a massive game is being decided by penalty kicks is not something Christine Sinclair has experienced often during her storied international career. That was the very situa...

TORONTO - The CBC is touting record-breaking digital audiences for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The public broadcaster says its digital and streaming platforms netted more than 37 million video views sinc...

TORONTO - The $1-million Queen's Plate remains very much on Oaks winner Munnyfor Ro's radar. Trainer Kevin Attard said the three-year-old filly is being pointed towards the opening jewel of the OLG Ca...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have officially signed free-agent forward Sam Dekker. The team made the announcement in a statement, but did not disclose details of the contract. The 27-year-old Dekker ...

EDMONTON - Offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers of the Edmonton Elks confirmed Tuesday he's tested positive for COVID-19. "I tested positive days ago for Covid, & the reservation I initially had ab...