Category Archives: Sports

Sarah Nurse ready to make waves with new PWHL team in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - When Sarah Nurse first stepped onto the Aquabus dock at Vancouver's Granville Island, she was a little apprehensive. The Hamilton hockey player was unaccustomed to being just a few feet aw...
Aug 02, 2025

Ferrari's Leclerc stuns the McLarens to take pole for F1's Hungarian Grand Prix
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Charles Leclerc snatched a surprise first pole position of the year for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday, beating both McLarens. Leclerc punched the air in deli...
Aug 02, 2025

Maple Leafs sign forward Nicholas Robertson to one-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nicholas Robertson to a one-year contract extension for US$1.825 million. The 23-year-old from Pasedena, Calif., scored 15 goals and had seven ass...
Aug 02, 2025

Americans set a world record in the swim worlds in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) - The United States set the world record in the 4x100 mixed relay on Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds in the swim world championships. The old record was 3:18.83 set in 2023 ...
Aug 02, 2025

Ledecky wins 800-metre freestyle at world swim championship, McIntosh takes bronze
SINGAPORE - Canada's Summer McIntosh took the bronze medal in the 800-metre freestyle at the world swim championship in a three-way duel to the finish. The Toronto teenager, Olympic champion Katie Led...
Aug 02, 2025

Vaval boosts Blue Bombers in 40-31 win over Argonauts
WINNIPEG - Rookie Trey Vaval dazzled a sold-out crowd of Blue Bombers fans when he returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and followed up with a 97-yard punt return for a major that helped Winnip...
Aug 01, 2025

Tough debut for Jays newcomers, but Schneider points to home runs as bigger issue
TORONTO - The noise the Toronto Blue Jays made before Thursday's trade deadline was silenced in their first game with three of their four newbies in the lineup. With four homers and a crafty three-hit...
Aug 01, 2025

Spurs captain Son Heung-min to leave English Premier League club
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Captain Son Heung-min announced on Saturday that he will be leaving Tottenham Hotspur. At a media conference in Seoul, Son said his decision to leave the English Premier Leag...
Aug 01, 2025

Witt, Wacha push Royals to 9-3 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Bobby Witt Jr. belted a three-run homer and veteran starter Michael Wacha pitched a three-hitter to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 9-3 win in the opener of a three-game series against the ...
Aug 01, 2025

Canadian women defeat U.S. 42-10 in final home game before Rugby World Cup
OTTAWA - Canada scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to dispatch the United States 42-10 Friday in its final home game before heading to Europe for the Rugby World Cup later this month. The ...
Aug 01, 2025