Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Bianca Andreescu crashes out of National Bank Open in first round
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu is out of the National Bank Open. The Canadian fell 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko in first-round action Tuesday - a bitterly disappointing result following a bri...
Aug 06, 2024

Orioles scratch starter Rodriguez minutes before first pitch against Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) - Baltimore Orioles right-hander Grayson Rodriguez was scratched from Tuesday's start at Toronto minutes before the first pitch and replaced by right-handed reliever Albert Surez. The Ori...
Aug 06, 2024

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player, dies at 60
NEW YORK (AP) - Billy Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport's senior vice-president for diversity, equity and inclusion, ...
Aug 06, 2024

Canada beats El Salvador, qualifies for CONCACAF Girls' U15 Championship semifinals
ALAJUELA - Canada booked its ticket to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship after defeating El Salvador 1-0 on Tuesday for its second win in as many days. Ailish Hennessy scored in ...
Aug 06, 2024

Canadians men's doubles teams bounced at NBO Open in Montreal
MONTREAL - It was double trouble for a pair of Canadian men's doubles combos on Tuesday at the National Bank Open at IGA Stadium. Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil lost 6-4, 6-3 to Simone Bolelli an...
Aug 06, 2024

Veteran Canadian international winger Junior Hoilett signs with Scotland's Hibernian
EDINBURGH - Veteran Canadian international winger Junior Hoilett has signed a one-year contract with Scotland's Hibernian. The 34-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was with Scotland's Aberdeen most recent...
Aug 06, 2024

Summer McIntosh says she would return to Paris to be flag bearer at closing ceremony
After landing back in Toronto, Summer McIntosh says she would return to Paris if selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony. The Toronto teenager who won four medals at the Paris Games,...
Aug 06, 2024

Rogers' hammer throw gold rescues the day for Canada at the Paris Games
PARIS - With just two throws to go and trailing her American rival, Camryn Rogers stepped into the hammer throwing circle at Stade de France. The Canadian world champion let loose, hurling the hammer ...
Aug 06, 2024

Senators sign Yakemchuk to three-year, entry-level deal
OTTAWA - Defenceman Carter Yakemchuk, selected seventh overall in June's NHL entry draft in Las Vegas, has signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators. Steve Staios, the Senator...
Aug 06, 2024

Canada's Camryn Rogers wins gold in women's hammer throw
PARIS - Camryn Rogers has again etched her name into the history books. The 25-year-old from Richmond, B.C., claimed gold on Tuesday to become the first Canadian to ever medal in the women's hammer th...
Aug 06, 2024