Category Archives: Sports

Canadian AJ Assadian takes bronze in new taekwondo event at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Canada's AJ Assadian helped make history on Saturday at the Pan American Games. The Toronto taekwondo athlete captured bronze in the men's individual poomsae as the event made its debut a...
Jul 27, 2019

Toronto Blue Jays rally for wild victory over Tampa Bay Rays in 12 innings
TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez crushed his second home run of the game in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a wild 10-9 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Afte...
Jul 27, 2019

Canada's Naughton and Cornett settle for squash bronze after semifinal losses
LIMA, Peru - Canada is on the board at the Lima Pan Am Games. Squash players Hollie Naughton of Mississauga, Ont., and Samantha Cornett of Deep River, Ont., secured bronze medals ...
Jul 27, 2019

5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuries
BOSTON - Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months aft...
Jul 27, 2019

Gimme five: Canadians to watch Sunday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Sunday at the Pan American Games: TAMMARA THIBEAULT (BOXING) The 22-year-old Regina fighter is in women's middleweight quarterfinal actio...
Jul 27, 2019

Brittany Crew can be credited for Canada's world-class group of throwers
MONTREAL - Brittany Crew was standing in line at the airport for a flight to Italy to compete when she got the call: Don't check your bags. You're going to Lausanne. The 25-year-old thrower made ...
Jul 27, 2019

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in o...
Jul 27, 2019

Defending champ Emmanuel withdraws from 200 metres with calf tightness
MONTREAL - Crystal Emmanuel won't be able to defend her Canadian title in the 200 metres. The Canadian record-holder in the event withdrew from Saturday's semifinals with calf tightness the morning af...
Jul 27, 2019

Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli out for season with torn ACL
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will miss the rest of the CFL season. Masoli tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Friday night's 23-15 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bom...
Jul 27, 2019

Blue Jays call up Reese McGuire, put Luke Maile on 10-day injured list
TORONTO - Catcher Reese McGuire was recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from triple-A Buffalo ahead of Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. McGuire was brought up to replace Luke Maile, who was p...
Jul 27, 2019