Category Archives: Sports

Drew Moor, Toronto FC take opening leg against Ottawa Fury
OTTAWA - Toronto FC is certainly in control heading back home for their Canadian Championship semifinal. Drew Moor and Tsubasa Endoh scored as Toronto FC went on the road Wednesday and took the openin...
Aug 09, 2019

Canada beats Nigeria 96-87 in Nick Nurse's Canadian team coaching debut
TORONTO - Nick Nurse is already leaving his stamp on Canada's national men's basketball team just one game into his tenure as head coach. Less than two months after guiding the Toronto Raptors to thei...
Aug 09, 2019

Williams beats Osaka 6-3, 6-4 in first meeting after controversial US Open final
TORONTO - The rematch between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka didn't last long. Williams handled Osaka 6-3, 6-4, on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup. It was the first time they played eac...
Aug 09, 2019

Hanus earns another Pan Am swimming medal for Canada with silver
LIMA, Peru - Danielle Hanus had a bounce-back performace on her second day in the pool at the Pan Am Games. Hanus won a silver medal on Wednesday in the women's 100-metre butterfly, a day after&n...
Aug 09, 2019

Stewart solid in relief, Blue Jays beat Rays 4-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash was blunt after the Rays closed out a homestand against Miami and Toronto with a 3-2 record. "Not good enough," Cash said after a 4-3 loss to the Bl...
Aug 09, 2019

Some ticket prices go down for Winnipeg NFL pre-season game
WINNIPEG - The promoter of an NFL exhibition game in Winnipeg later this month has lowered the price of some lower-bowl tickets after finalizing a sponsorship deal. On Ice Entertainment Ltd., says it ...
Aug 09, 2019

Lions hope healthy offensive line allows for new opportunities against Ticats
SURREY, B.C. - After a rough start to the season, the B.C. Lions are hoping a week of rest and the return of some key players can help swing the squad's fortunes. Quarterback Mike Reilly admits that t...
Aug 09, 2019

Auger-Aliassime advances at Rogers Cup after Raonic retires with injury
MONTREAL - Felix Auger-Aliassime was changing wristbands in preparation for the third and final set of his showdown with Milos Raonic. Seconds later, the teenager's countryman appe...
Aug 09, 2019

Gimme five: Canadians to watch on Saturday at the Pan American Games
Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Saturday at the Pan American Games: GENEVIEVE LALONDE (TRACK AND FIELD) The native of Moncton, N.B., competes in the women's 3,000 metre steeplechase....
Aug 09, 2019

Foligno on departures: 'You don't leave a good team to try to find another one'
Nick Foligno isn't bitter or upset about the mass exodus of free agents from the Columbus Blue Jackets this summer. It's just that in a few cases, he doesn't quite understand the logic. Star winger Ar...
Aug 09, 2019