Category Archives: Sports

World Cup exit shows Canada will miss the remarkable Christine Sinclair
PARIS - Christine Sinclair has put Canadian soccer on her shoulders for close to 20 years. So when Janine Beckie and not the talismanic captain walked to the penalty spot Monday in Canada's Women's Wo...
Jun 25, 2019

Yordy Reyna, Whitecaps battle from two down for draw against Rapids
VANCOUVER - Felipe wasn't in a sentimental mood. The Whitecaps midfielder shrugged when asked about the role two of his former teammates played Saturday night in a 2-2 draw with the Colorado Rapids. M...
Jun 24, 2019

Yanks HR in 27th straight to match record, beat Jays 10-8
NEW YORK - Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton stretched the Yankees' home run streak to a record-tying 27 games, and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Monday night. Hicks and Stanton each hit th...
Jun 24, 2019

Blue Jays rally from 6-run deficit, beat Red Sox 8-7
BOSTON - The Toronto Blue Jays didn't even have to wait 24 hours to pay Boston back for their comeback victory. One day after the Red Sox rallied from four runs down to win on a walk-off homer in the ...
Jun 24, 2019

Stroman on Yanks trade speculation: 'I love bright lights'
NEW YORK - Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman likes pitching in the Bronx, and he'd love it even more if he wasn't facing the Bombers. Asked Monday at Yankee Stadium about trade speculation connect...
Jun 24, 2019

Jeremiah Masoli leads Ticats to convincing road win over arch-rival Argonauts
TORONTO - Jeremiah Masoli and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' offence found themselves Saturday night. Masoli threw three TD passes and ran for another as Hamilton's offence rolled up 604 net yards in a lops...
Jun 24, 2019

Canucks an 'awesome' opportunity to provide physicality, leadership: J.T. Miller
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller wasn't planning to move across the continent this summer, but he knew a new home was a possibility. Though the 26-year-old forward had a solid outing with the Tampa B...
Jun 24, 2019

Canadians crash out of Women's World Cup in round-of-16 loss to Sweden
PARIS - Canada's World Cup campaign ended in the round-of-16 Monday with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Sweden that saw the Canadians miss a chance to tie the game from the penalty spot. Fifth-ranked Can...
Jun 24, 2019

Andreescu withdraws from Wimbledon
LONDON - Bianca Andreescu won't play at Wimbledon because she needs more time to recover from a shoulder injury. In a Twitter post Monday, Tennis Canada said "Unfortunately due to ongoing shoulder reh...
Jun 24, 2019

Subban, Marleau among the players traded on busy second day of NHL draft
VANCOUVER - Ray Shero knew he'd be leaving the West Coast with star centre Jack Hughes. The New Jersey Devils general manager was less sure about his other big target until Saturda...
Jun 24, 2019