Category Archives: Sports
Winnipeg high school football player who sustained spinal injury in game has died
WINNIPEG - A high school football player who sustained a severe spinal injury in a game earlier this month died in hospital Wednesday night, the Winnipeg School Division said Thursday. "It is with dee...
Oct 30, 2025
Atletico Ottawa, Forge FC make up seven of 10 nominees for CPL Players' Player Award
TORONTO - Four Atletico Ottawa players and three from Forge FC are among the 10 finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Players' Player of the Year award. The award is the only one decided by the ...
Oct 30, 2025
Nationals finalizing hire of 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, AP source says
The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday ...
Oct 30, 2025
Fans buzzing as Blue Jays look for one more win to claim World Series in Toronto
TORONTO - An hour before the Toronto Blue Jays' merchandise store at Rogers Centre was set to open Thursday morning, Fay Dietrich stood in line among dozens of other fans in the drizzling rain. She sa...
Oct 30, 2025
Quarterbacks Bo Levi Mitchell, Nathan Rourke finalists for CFL top player honour
TORONTO - Bo Levi Mitchell again looks to join very select company. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback was named the East Division nominee for the CFL's George Reed most outstanding player award Thur...
Oct 30, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime rallies past Altmaier to reach Paris Masters quarterfinals
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Paris Masters quarterfinals Thursday with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. The ninth-seeded Montreal native recovered after dr...
Oct 30, 2025
Ottawa Rapid striker DB Pridham named Northern Super League player of the year
TORONTO - Ottawa Rapid forward Delaney Baie (DB) Pridham, who led the league in scoring in its inaugural season, has been named Northern Super League player of the year. The 28-year-old scored 18 goal...
Oct 30, 2025
Croden fight shifted to December, adding a third Canadian to UFC Fight Night show
Calgary bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden is getting more time to prepare for her second UFC outing, with her short-notice Nov. 8 date with Brazil's Luana Santos pushed back to Dec. 13. Croden will ...
Oct 30, 2025
Halloween party planners hustle to add World Series Game 6 to the agenda
TORONTO - When Toronto Blue Jays fans pile into The Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits to watch Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night, they may get a little more than they bargained for: namely, fak...
Oct 30, 2025
From parrots to chemists, the world is captivated by baseball superstar Ohtani
TOKYO (AP) - "Ohtani. Home run. Awesome. Ohtani. Home run." Cocochan Hayakawa, a chatty parrot with nearly 48,000 followers on Instagram, is one of millions of admirers of Shohei Ohtani, the baseball ...
Oct 30, 2025