Category Archives: Sports

Blue Jays and Yankees to square off in the Bronx in key divisional series
Less than one-quarter of the shortened baseball season remains and the Toronto Blue Jays are just ahead of the New York Yankees, have a chance at securing home playoff dates and are&nbs...
Sep 14, 2020

Coach Aaron Zimmerle has unfinished business with the Canada Wolverines
Born in Canada and raised in Australia, Aaron Zimmerle is back for a second stint as coach of the Canadian men's rugby league team. There is unfinished business. He was first appointed Canada coa...
Sep 14, 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime suffers first-round loss at Italian Open
ROME - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 7-5 to Serbia's Filip Krajinovic in the first round of the ATP Tour's Italian Open on Monday. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 16 seed and world No. 20, won jus...
Sep 14, 2020

Canada's Henderson withdraws from Portland Classic due to poor air quality
PORTLAND, Ore. - Canada's Brooke Henderson withdrew from the LPGA Tour's Cambia Portland Classic on Monday due to poor air quality. Henderson told The Canadian Press that she was withdrawing shortly a...
Sep 14, 2020

Quebec Student Sports Federation cancels fall university sports due to COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Quebec Student Sports Federation has cancelled university sports for the fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities are permitted activities with another school in cross-c...
Sep 14, 2020

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard earns wild card into French Open after Istanbul final
PARIS - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard has received a wild card into the main draw of the French Open after reaching the final of the Istanbul Tennis Championship on Sunday. Bouchard, from Westmount, Que.,...
Sep 14, 2020

NHL general managers preparing for new economic realities brought on by COVID-19
TORONTO - NHL general managers left their annual March meetings in Florida filled with optimism. The salary cap was projected to hit at least US$84 million in 2020-21 - a bump of $2.5 m...
Sep 14, 2020

Wolfpack players receive 'hardship' payments from rugby league authorities
Toronto Wolfpack players, who have not been paid since June 10, have received a second "hardship payment" from English rugby league authorities. Spokesmen for Super League and the Rugby Football ...
Sep 14, 2020

Calgary Flames remove "interim" label, name Geoff Ward head coach
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have removed the "interim" tag from Geoff Ward's job and made him the NHL club's head coach. Ward was promoted from associate coach Nov. 29. Bill Peters resigned amid...
Sep 14, 2020

Toronto FC brings in 21-year-old Liverpool fullback Tony Gallacher on loan
Toronto FC has confirmed the signing of Scottish youth international defender Tony Gallacher on loan from Liverpool for the remainder of the 2020 season. The 21-year-old from Glasgow has made 32 ...
Sep 14, 2020