Category Archives: Sports

Jays place outfielder Gurriel on 10-day injured list with left quad strain
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain. The move, announced Saturday, is retroactive to Aug. 9. Right-handed pitc...
Aug 10, 2019

Olynyk to miss a week with bruised knee; Boucher leaves Canada camp
TORONTO - Kelly Olynyk's slip and fall Wednesday night could have been dire news for both Canada's men's basketball team and the Miami Heat. The 28-year-old Heat centre suffered only a ...
Aug 10, 2019

Canada's Auger-Aliassime bounced from Rogers Cup by Russia's Karen Khachanov
MONTREAL - Felix Auger-Aliassime will look back fondly on his first hometown Rogers Cup. The roar of an adoring the crowd, the wind in his sails - quite literally at certain points - and the...
Aug 10, 2019

Andreescu downs Bertens to advance to quarterfinals at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu grew increasingly frustrated as her injured right shoulder forced her to sit out tournament after tournament for a large stretch of her breakout season. Turns out ...
Aug 10, 2019

Beer chaser: Mayfield endorses sports drink after brew chug
CLEVELAND - Baker Mayfield's got his hands on another cold beverage. He's not chugging this one. The Browns' star quarterback, who further endeared himself to Cleveland's fervent football fans by biti...
Aug 10, 2019

Edmonton Eskimos beat Ottawa Redblacks 16-12 in CFL action Friday
EDMONTON - Quarterback Trevor Harris handed his old team its fifth loss in six games, as his Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 16-12 in CFL action Friday night. The Eskimos trai...
Aug 09, 2019

Canada drops 5-1 decision to Argentina in Pan Am women's field hockey final
LIMA, Peru - There have been several signs that the Canadian women's field hockey team has made significant strides at the international level. The silver medals they won Friday af...
Aug 09, 2019

Fierce storm ends game early, giving Roughriders bizarre win over Als
MONTREAL - The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes 17-10 in the first-ever CFL contest called off early because of inclement weather on Friday at Molson Stadium. Officials called...
Aug 09, 2019

Teoscar Hernandez leads Toronto Blue Jays to win over New York Yankees
TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs and Sean Reid-Foley was solid through five innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 on Friday. Randal Grichuk and Danny Jansen a...
Aug 09, 2019

Nigeria rebounds to beat Canada in pre-FIBA World Cup friendly
WINNIPEG - The Canadian national basketball men's team couldn't quite erase a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter, losing 90-81 to Nigeria in exhibition play on Friday nigh...
Aug 09, 2019