Category Archives: Sports
Victoire acquire forward Willoughby from Sceptres for defender Kjellbin
TORONTO - The Montreal Victoire have acquired forward Kaitlin Willoughby from the Toronto Sceptres in exchange for defender Anna Kjellbin. It was the lone deal made Thursday before the Professional Wo...
Mar 13, 2025
Canadian Joshua Palmer feeling very much at home after joining Buffalo Bills
ORCHARD PARK - It might not be Toronto but it definitely feels like home for Joshua Palmer. He signed a three-year, US$36-million contract - $18 million reportedly guaranteed - with the Buffalo Bills ...
Mar 13, 2025
Varsho hits two-run homer as Blue Jays top Orioles 6-4 in pre-season play
DUNEDIN - Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in pre-season play Thursday at TD Ballpark. Varsho, who batted in the cleanup spot a...
Mar 13, 2025
Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son's playing time while 9- and 10-year-olds p...
Mar 13, 2025
BMO Field playing surface 'looking good' ahead of Toronto FC home opener Saturday
TORONTO - Two days before Toronto FC's home opener Saturday against the Chicago Fire, BMO Field was very much a work in progress. Construction workers continued work on upgrading the stadium ahead of ...
Mar 13, 2025
Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son's playing time while 9- and 10-year-olds p...
Mar 13, 2025
Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton out for the rest of the regular season because of injury
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season with an undisclosed lower-body injury, the team said Thursday. Hamilton has been...
Mar 13, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a ...
Mar 13, 2025
Ogden City, Utah, to host 2026 world men's curling championship
PERTH - The 2026 LGT world men's curling championship will be held in Ogden City, Utah, at the Weber County Ice Sheet, World Curling said Thursday. The 2,300-seat venue, located on the campus of Weber...
Mar 13, 2025
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport. World championships medalists Robin Pederson and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were p...
Mar 13, 2025