Category Archives: Sports
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami complete new contract. He'll remain with the club at least into 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi has finally agreed to a new contract with Inter Miami, a deal that required several months to complete and ensures that the sport's biggest icon will be with ...
Oct 23, 2025
Jays' Guerrero, Bichette, Springer named Silver Slugger finalists
TORONTO - Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is up for a second straight silver slugger award. Major League Baseball named its finalists for its awards, which are given out annually to...
Oct 23, 2025
Pharrell and gospel act Voices of Fire to perform at World Series opener
TORONTO - Pharrell Williams and the gospel choir Voices of Fire will help open the World Series in Toronto. MLB says they've tapped the U.S. singer, known for his megahit "Happy," for a pre-game perfo...
Oct 23, 2025
Nova Scotia's Christina Black feels curling buzz ramping up in her home province
The curling vibe in Nova Scotia has intensified, and Christina Black is feeling it. The Olympic pre-trials event this week in Wolfville, N.S., is a warmup to the trials in less than a month in Halifax...
Oct 23, 2025
Maple Leafs defenceman Tanev placed on injured reserve, Mermis recalled from AHL
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed defenceman Chris Tanev on injured reserve, the NHL club announced Thursday. The move is retroactive to Tuesday, when Tanev sustained an upper-body injury ...
Oct 23, 2025
Toronto bar told to take down social media posts with Blue Jays logo
TORONTO - A Toronto bar and music venue had to take down social media posts promoting its specials and watch party for Game 7 of the American League Championship Series after receiving a warning lette...
Oct 23, 2025
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami complete new contract. He'll remain with the club at least into 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi has finally agreed to a new contract with Inter Miami, a deal that required several months to complete and ensures that the sport's biggest icon will be with ...
Oct 23, 2025
Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov advance to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals
BASEL - Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals with straight-set wins at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime, the 2022 and 2023 champion, fired 2...
Oct 23, 2025
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
NEW YORK (AP) - The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operati...
Oct 23, 2025
Marathon world-record holder Ruth Chepng'etich banned 3 years after admitting doping violation
MONACO (AP) - Track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday that women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation. T...
Oct 23, 2025