Category Archives: Sports

Grichuk, Shaw homer, Pearson returns as Blue Jays beat O's
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Randal Grichuk and Travis Shaw homered, Nate Pearson returned from an elbow injury to pitch 1 1/3 scoreless innings and the playoff-bound Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 1...
Sep 25, 2020

'We've always bounced back': Whitecaps seeking redemption in Portland
VANCOUVER - Bryan Meredith's debut for the Vancouver Whitecaps didn't go the way anyone wanted. Just 14 minutes into Wednesday's game against Los Angeles FC, the 31-year-old 'keeper had conc...
Sep 25, 2020

Montreal Impact eager to return to winning ways against N.Y. Red Bulls
MONTREAL - An unusual, gruelling season is beginning to take its toll on the Montreal Impact. The club will play its sixth game in less than a month on Sunday when the Impact kick off agains...
Sep 25, 2020

Newly installed in the top 10, Shapovalov leads Canadian hopes at French Open
When the COVID-19 pandemic put the ATP Tour on hold earlier this year, Canada's Denis Shapovalov used the extended break to work on using a more patient approach on court. The sub...
Sep 25, 2020

Toronto FC starts strange new chapter in East Hartford with game against Columbus
Toronto FC starts a strange new chapter some 600 kilometres away from BMO Field on Sunday when it kicks off for the first time at its pandemic home away from home in East Hartford, Conn. Forced to fin...
Sep 25, 2020

NHL ice-masters call bubbled NHL playoffs a success, memorable for 5OT game
EDMONTON - The end is near for the bubbled NHL playoffs, and those in charge of the rinks say it's been smooth as an ice sheet - except maybe when teams come to play for three periods and stay on...
Sep 25, 2020

Canadiens sign defenceman Jeff Petry to four-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Jeff Petry to terms on a four-year contract extension. The deal has an average annual value of US$6.25 million. The 32-year-old Petry registere...
Sep 25, 2020

Former Senators head coach Paul MacLean joins Maple Leafs as assistant
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean as an assistant coach. MacLean led the Senators' coaching staff from 2011-15, guiding them to a 114-90-...
Sep 25, 2020

Filippo Ganna becomes first Italian to win men's time trial at road worlds
IMOLA, Italy - Filippo Ganna on Friday became the first Italian to win the men's time trial at the road cycling world championships - and he did it on home turf. Ganna was the penultimate rider to set...
Sep 25, 2020

Toronto Wolfpack fate deferred for four weeks as Super League continues review
Super League wants more time - and information - before deciding whether to readmit the Toronto Wolfpack. The Super League board said it is giving prospective new owner Carlo LiVolsi "a further opport...
Sep 25, 2020