Category Archives: Sports

Battle between ex-brothers-in-law over Habs season tickets spills into courtroom
MONTREAL - There are few things as coveted in Montreal as Canadiens season tickets, and a Quebec man has found that cutting someone out from a long-standing ticket-sharing deal can come...
Aug 11, 2019

Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian men's field hockey team will have to take the longer road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada missed out on its first chance to qualify, falling 5-2 to reigning Olympic c...
Aug 11, 2019

Woods withdraws from Northern Trust, citing oblique strain
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Masters champion Tiger Woods withdrew Friday from the opening FedEx Cup playoffs event with what he described as a mild oblique strain. It was the first time Woods has pulled out i...
Aug 11, 2019

Banks' late TD grab rallies Hamilton Tiger-Cats past B.C. Lions 35-34
HAMILTON - Dane Evans hit Brandon Banks on a 23-yard scoring strike with 1:02 remaining to rally the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a thrilling 35-34 home win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday night. B.C. got t...
Aug 10, 2019

Bichette sets records in home debut, but Blue Jays fall to Yankees 12-6
TORONTO - Coming into Thursday's game with a franchise-record 10-game hitting streak to start his career, Toronto Blue Jays rookie Bo Bichette put on quite the show in his first game at home. "Wow, ho...
Aug 10, 2019

US defeats Canada 18-6 to win Pan Am men's water polo gold and Olympic berth
LIMA, Peru - Canadian assistant men's water polo coach Brian Parillo grimly looked at his clipboard. The players sitting near him looked despondent. Their teammates in the water didn't have answe...
Aug 10, 2019

Canadian hurdler Watson races to gold medal at Pan Am Games
LIMA, Peru - Sage Watson won gold in the women's 400-metre hurdles Thursday as Canada continued to pile up track and field hardware at the 2019 Pan American Games. Watson, from Medicine Hat, Alta., ra...
Aug 10, 2019

Toronto FC settles for home tie against Orlando
TORONTO - Patrick Mullins scored the equalizer in the 77th minute as Toronto FC played to a 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC at BMO Field on Saturday. TFC (9-10-6) had a chance to move into the top seven...
Aug 10, 2019

Monfils to face Nadal in Rogers Cup semi after three-set win over Bautista Agut
MONTREAL - The semifinals are finally set at the men's Rogers Cup tennis tournament. Sixteenth-seed Gael Monfils of France will face top seed Rafael Nadal in the final four after a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) w...
Aug 10, 2019

Wolfpack extend winning streak to 18 games with 56-6 rout of York
TORONTO - Gareth O'Brien had three tries and added five conversions as the Toronto Wolfpack routed the visiting York City Knights 56-6 in rugby league action Saturday. Josh McCrone and Andy Ackers had...
Aug 10, 2019