Category Archives: CP Sports

TFC, CF Montreal face off knowing both could be eliminated from playoff contention
TORONTO - Toronto FC and CF Montreal face off Saturday knowing both could be mathematically eliminated from MLS playoff contention by end of day. The two rivals stand 12th and 13th in the Eastern Conf...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Matty Longstaff ready to experience other side of CF Montreal-Toronto FC rivalry
MONTREAL - As a lifelong Newcastle United supporter, Matty Longstaff knows a thing or two about rivalries. Back home, the Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and fellow northeast English club Sunderland...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Tani Oluwaseyi joins fellow Canadian attacker Tajon Buchanan at Spain's Villarreal
VILLARREAL - Forward Tani Oluwaseyi has joined fellow Canadian international Tajon Buchanan at Spain's Villarreal CF. Oluwaseyi's transfer from Minnesota United was confirmed Friday with the 25-year-o...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Friday to just over a year in priso...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Montreal's transit agency says too expensive to display 'Go Habs Go!' before winter
MONTREAL - Montreal's transit agency says city buses won't be flashing the "Go! Canadiens Go!" NHL hockey slogan any time soon, despite getting the green light to do so by Quebec's language watchdog. ...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Forge FC looks to extend record unbeaten run as it returns to Calgary to face Cavalry
Forge FC returns to Calgary on Saturday, riding a 20-game unbeaten streak in Canadian Premier League play since losing the championship game to Cavalry FC there on Nov. 9. As four-time league champion...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Canada's Julia Schell still smiling after six-try performance at Rugby World Cup
Whatever happens the rest of the way at the Rugby World Cup in England, Canadian fullback Julia Schell has already had a tournament to remember. The 29-year-old from Uxbridge, Ont., who had just three...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

Prized pitching prospect Jonah Tong set for MLB debut with Mets after rapid rise through minors
NEW YORK (AP) - A few years ago, Jonah Tong was an undersized teenager from Markham, Ont., just hoping to find a place to play college ball. North Dakota State and Maine - not exactly big league hotbe...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025

US faces Australia and Italy plays South Africa in key pool games at Women's Rugby World Cup
LONDON (AP) - The all-embracing feeling of all 16 teams after their first game at the Women's Rugby World Cup was relief. Years of dreams followed by weeks in camps strained the anticipation among the...
The Canadian Press Aug 29, 2025