Category Archives: Sports

Smoak homers, Jays get to Cy Young candidate Soroka early in win over Braves
TORONTO - The Blue Jays pounced early on Canadian Cy Young candidate Mike Soroka, and Toronto opened a two-game interleague series with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Soroka, ...
Aug 27, 2019

Toronto FC defender Drew Moor applauds Andrew Luck for listening to his body
TORONTO - With just 17 starts since the beginning of the 2018 MLS season, veteran defender Drew Moor knows all about battling his body. So the 35-year-old Texan felt for Indianapolis Colts quarterback...
Aug 27, 2019

Andreescu through to second round of US Open with 6-2, 6-4 win over Volynets
NEW YORK - Suddenly vaulted into the spotlight of great expectations, Canadian Bianca Andreescu began her U.S. Open quest Tuesday with an overabundance of nerves. But the 19-year-old from Mississ...
Aug 27, 2019

Shaky start to No. 1 Naomi Osaka's US Open title defence
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka put her right hand in the shape of a gun and pointed two fingers at her temple, her face grim, while she looked toward her guest box. She'd just dropped the second set, moments ...
Aug 27, 2019

Donaldson returns to Toronto with Braves for first time since 2018 trade
TORONTO - Josh Donaldson didn't want to let emotions dictate his response to the trade last September that capped his months-long, relationship-straining saga with the Toronto Blue Jays. But...
Aug 27, 2019

M's Gonzales earns career-best 14th win, 3-1 over Blue Jays
SEATTLE - Marco Gonazles sent flocks of Blue Jays fans back north of the border with a sour taste in their mouths. Gonzales pitched three-hit ball over seven innings to get his career-best 14th win, D...
Aug 27, 2019

Stars' Seguin has high expectations in Big D, will miss 'hockey nerd' Spezza
TORONTO - Tyler Seguin got comfortable having Jason Spezza as his sounding board. Teammates the last five seasons with the Dallas Stars, the centres with an age gap of more than 8 1/2 years would...
Aug 27, 2019

Jin Young Ko wins CP Women's Open, Canada's Brooke Henderson seven shots back
AURORA, Ont. - World No. 1 Jin Young Ko wasn't going to walk up to the 18th green without Brooke Henderson. The runaway winner of the CP Women's Open, Ko called for her groupmate to join her and the t...
Aug 27, 2019

Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo looks to return to Toronto FC starting lineup
TORONTO - A surprise omission from Toronto FC's starting lineup against Montreal, Alejandro Pozuelo is looking to reclaim his place as TFC's playmaker this weekend on the road in New England. "I ...
Aug 27, 2019

Raptors president Ujiri: Basketball has been a breath of fresh air in Somalia
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri could see it in the proud posture of the young female players. It was written in their wide smiles. The Toronto Raptors president was in Mogadishu last w...
Aug 27, 2019