Category Archives: Sports
Receiver Makai Polks returns to the CFL's Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Receiver Makai Polk has returned to the Toronto Argonauts. Polk re-signed with the CFL club Tuesday after being waived by the NFL's Atlanta Falcons last month. The six-foot-three, 197-pound ...
Aug 26, 2025
Canadians Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime advance to second round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the U.S. Open after the seeded Canadians each posted a straight-sets victory Tuesday, Shapovalov, seeded 27th in t...
Aug 26, 2025
Ardron, Olmstead return to their rugby clubs in France as Canadian men visit Japan
Canada will be without four-try hero Tyler Ardron for Saturday's Pacific Nations Cup rugby game against Japan in Sendai. The 34-year-old backrower, in his first outing for the national team since Octo...
Aug 26, 2025
Canada calls up Atlanta United goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert for September friendlies
Canada coach Jesse Marsch will have a new goalkeeper in camp for games against Romania and Wales in the September FIFA international window. But while he is excited to bring Atlanta United's Jayden Hi...
Aug 26, 2025
Startup leagues on rise, fueled by popularity of women's sports. But will they last?
When Justine Siegal and Keith Stein envisioned the United States' first professional women's baseball league in 70 years, they wanted to do it right. So they examined the blueprints of successful wome...
Aug 26, 2025
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