Category Archives: Sports

Unbeaten Canadian men beat Puerto Rico 82-73 to finish first in Group B at AmeriCup
MANAGUA - After two blowout wins to open the FIBA AmeriCup men's tournament, Canada had to sweat out an 82-73 win over Puerto Rico in the final Group B game on Monday night. Both teams went into the g...
Aug 25, 2025
Sports scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 29, 2025
Friday's Scoreboard MLB Interleague Milwaukee 7 Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 Tampa Bay 4 Washington 1 Minnesota 7 San Diego 4 San Francisco 15 Baltimore 8 American League Cleveland 5 Seattle 4 N.Y....
Aug 25, 2025

Kirk, Gimenez hit home runs to power Blue Jays to 10-4 rout of Twins
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run homer in Toronto's four-run first inning to help power the Blue Jays to a 10-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho d...
Aug 25, 2025

Venus Williams loses in 3 sets at the US Open in her 1st Grand Slam match in 2 years
NEW YORK (AP) - Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big serves and powerful groundstrokes at the U.S. Open on Monday night in front of a sup...
Aug 25, 2025

Homan's curling team hires Heather Nedohin as coach for upcoming season
OTTAWA - The reigning world and Canadian women's curling championship team skipped by Rachel Homan has announced Heather Nedohin as its coach for the upcoming season. Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second...
Aug 25, 2025

Canada Soccer names men's under-18 roster for September camp in Finland
Canada Soccer has named its men's under-18 roster for a camp in Finland ahead of games against Finland on Sept. 5 and Switzerland on Sept. 7. The friendlies in Eerikkil are described as "an important ...
Aug 25, 2025

Canadians Charles Jourdain, Kyle Prepolec added to UFC Fight Night card in Vancouver
Canadians Charles (Air) Jourdain and Kyle (Killshot) Prepolec have been added to the Oct. 18 UFC Fight Night card in Vancouver. Jourdain (16-8-1) will face English bantamweight (Dangerous) Davey Grant...
Aug 25, 2025

'It was time': Canada set for long-awaited women's Para hockey world championships
Christina Picton remembers arriving at the 2022 Paralympics with a mix of joy and heartache as she took it all in. A veteran of the Canadian women's Para hockey team, Picton had always imagined lining...
Aug 25, 2025

Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drives in two runs in return to starting lineup
TORONTO - As designated hitter, Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. eased his way into the lineup Monday in his first start since suffering a left hamstring injury a week ago. He delivered a two-r...
Aug 25, 2025

Canadian rugby league women in Fiji for two games ahead of World Cup qualifier
While Canada's rugby union women chase the World Cup in England, the Canada Ravens rugby league team is in Fiji preparing for its own World Cup qualifier. The Ravens take on the Fiji Rise academy on W...
Aug 25, 2025