Category Archives: Sports
Whitecaps through to CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals with upset of CF Monterrey
TORREN - The Vancouver Whitecaps are through to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals after battling CF Monterrey to a 2-2 draw on Wednesday. The Major League Soccer club took a victory on away goa...
Mar 12, 2025
Jared Rhoden's double-double leads Raptors past 76ers 118-105 in first career start
TORONTO - Jared Rhoden had a double-double in his first career NBA start to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Philadelphia 76ers 118-105 on Wednesday as both teams put out depleted lineups. Rhoden hit...
Mar 12, 2025
Oliver Miller, member of Toronto Raptors' inaugural team, dead at 54
TORONTO - Oliver Miller, a member of the Toronto Raptors during their inaugural season in 1995-96, has died. He was 54. The Raptors announced Miller's death Wednesday and held a moment of silence for ...
Mar 12, 2025
Cricket Canada CEO says charges of theft and fraud are 'completely false'
Cricket Canada CEO Salman Khan and another man have been charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 arising from their time with the Calgary and District Cricket League. Calgary Police Service said in a...
Mar 12, 2025
Road-weary Leafs back home with new faces — and new questions about Marner's future
TORONTO - Craig Berube wanted to get to know Mitch Marner. The Toronto Maple Leafs head coach met with the team's star winger - a fan snapped a picture and posted the encounter to social media - short...
Mar 12, 2025
Canadians Pendrith, Conners ready to attack TPC Sawgrass at the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass is considered one of the toughest courses in the world, with its No. 17 one of the most recognizable and difficult holes in pro golf. But Canadians Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith feel ...
Mar 12, 2025
Senators, Blue Jackets, Rangers and Bruins lead an East wild-card playoff race full of surprises
The Ottawa Senators last qualified for the playoffs in 2017, while the Columbus Blue Jackets have only won a round once in more than two decades of existence and none since before the pandemic. The Ne...
Mar 12, 2025
Dortmund advances to Champions League quarterfinals with 2-1 win at Lille
Borussia Dortmund reached the Champions League quarterfinals by beating Lille 2-1, overcoming an early deficit Wednesday to set up a final-eight matchup against Barcelona. Last season's runner-up adva...
Mar 12, 2025
Canada's short-track speedskaters to treat world championships as Olympic trial run
MONTREAL - Canada's short-track speedskaters are gearing up for the biggest event of their season. And a good showing at this weekend's world championships in Beijing is more meaningful than other yea...
Mar 12, 2025
Blue Jays sign right-hander Dillon Tate to one-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Dillon Tate to a one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal is worth US$1.4 million. In a corresponding move, the Blue Jays tran...
Mar 12, 2025