Category Archives: Sports
GM Chayka continues Maple Leafs remake with two front-office hires
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs continued to reshape their front office Monday, hiring Judd Brackett as assistant general manager and Freddie Hamilton as chief of staff. Brackett, who spent the last...
Jun 01, 2026
Set up guardrails before dipping toes in sports betting ahead of FIFA games
As you don your favourite soccer player's jersey and head to the nearest pub with your friends to watch a World Cup match later this month, you might also be tempted to bet money on the prospects of y...
Jun 01, 2026
World Cup to spur 'short-lived bump' from tourism spending: BMO
TORONTO - The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to spur a modest lift in gross domestic product in Canada, driven by tourism and hospitality spending, according to a new report from BMO Economics. "The ...
Jun 01, 2026
Memorial Cup champion Kitchener Rangers 'were built to win'
KELOWNA - Sam O'Reilly stepped up again. Jared Woolley did his part, too. And Jussi Ahokas made history in the process. Together, they led the Kitchener Rangers to their third Memorial Cup championshi...
May 31, 2026
Rangers win Memorial Cup with 6-2 win over Silvertips
KELOWNA - Sam O'Reilly had a four-point performance, including three assists, to lead the Kitchener Rangers to a 6-2 win over the Everett Silvertips in the Memorial Cup championship on Sunday. Jared W...
May 31, 2026
Celine Boutier rallies from 4 down to win ShopRite LPGA
GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) - Celine Boutier rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday, making three birdies around the turn on her way to a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Arpichaya Yubol in the ShopRit...
May 31, 2026
Henley birdies playoff hole to clip Cole at Colonial after three birdies to end regulation
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Russell Henley birdied the final three holes to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then made it four it a row with a five-footer on the first extra hole Sunday at Colonial to win...
May 31, 2026
Jays OF Jesús Sánchez suffers right wrist bruise on ball thrown by kid from stands
BALTIMORE (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jess Snchez was injured by a ball thrown from the bleachers Sunday, sustaining a bruise to his right wrist that forced him to leave the game against the B...
May 31, 2026
AFC Toronto scores three second-half goals to earn 4-0 victory over Calgary Wild FC
CALGARY - Kaylee Hunter, Sarah Stratigakis and Kaila Novak scored second-half goals to lead AFC Toronto past Calgary Wild FC 4-0 in Northern Super League action Sunday. Hunter scored at the 48-minute ...
May 31, 2026
Canadian midfielder Marcelo Flores to miss World Cup following ACL rupture
Canada's Marcelo Flores will miss this summer's World Cup after suffering a knee injury. The 22-year-old winger from Georgetown, Ont., ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while p...
May 31, 2026