Category Archives: Sports
UK police face pressure to reverse ban on Israeli soccer fans at Birmingham match
LONDON (AP) - Pressure mounted Friday on police authorities in the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month ...
Oct 17, 2025
Rolling Vancouver Whitecaps aim for historic end to MLS regular season
VANCOUVER - Even with the Vancouver Whitecaps on the verge of making history, head coach Jesper Sorensen remains characteristically nonplussed. After all, the 'Caps have already hit new highs several ...
Oct 17, 2025
Parents weigh cost of later school night bedtime to cheer the Blue Jays as a family
TORONTO - By the time Blue Jays fan Suzanne Jangda and her two kids arrived at school Thursday morning the yard was empty and students were already inside. They were late. The morning had been a scram...
Oct 17, 2025
Must-Win Mode: Blue Jays drop 6-2 decision to Mariners in Game 5 of ALCS
SEATTLE - A bullpen meltdown proved costly for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. The good news for Canada's lone big-league team is the trip to Seattle was still a success. Eugenio Suarez hit a t...
Oct 17, 2025
Matthews' OT goal gives Maple Leafs 2-1 win over Rangers
TORONTO (AP) - Auston Matthews scored 58 seconds into overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto, William...
Oct 16, 2025
Max Sasson scores last of Vancouver's 3 quick goals, Canucks rally to beat Stars 5-3
DALLAS (AP) - Max Sasson scored the last of Vancouver's three goals in a span of 3:26 in the second period and the Canucks rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Thursday nigh...
Oct 16, 2025
Scherzer turns back the clock and Blue Jays beat Mariners 8-2 in Game 4 to even ALCS
SEATTLE (AP) - Mad Max had nearly a month to fume, seethe and boil as he waited for his October opportunity. Finally given the ball in the playoffs, he shut down the Seattle Mariners - and his own man...
Oct 16, 2025
Canada's Fernandez advances to Japan Open semifinals with win over Sramkova
OSAKA - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is off to the semifinals of the Japan Open tennis tournament. Fernandez defeated Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Laval,...
Oct 16, 2025
Scherzer turns back the clock and Blue Jays beat Mariners 8-2 in Game 4 to even ALCS
SEATTLE (AP) - Max Scherzer turned back the clock with a vintage pitching performance and Andrs Gimnez homered and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-2 on Thursday...
Oct 16, 2025
Wheat Kings storm back with five unanswered goals in 6-3 win over Blazers in WHL
BRANDON - Chase Surkan got the show started with a power-play goal as the Brandon Wheat Kings scored five unanswered goals to storm past the Kamloops Blazers 6-3 on Thursday night in Western Hockey Le...
Oct 16, 2025