Category Archives: Sports

Caeli McKay leads young Canadian diving team into Paris Olympics
TORONTO - After just missing out on a medal at the Tokyo Games, Caeli McKay will look to stand on the Olympic podium for the first time when she leads a young Canadian diving team this summer in Paris...
Jun 19, 2024

After rough season, Canadian men look to last-chance Olympic rugby sevens qualifier
Not much has gone right for the Canadian men's rugby sevens team this season. Relegated from the elite HSBC SVNS series earlier this month in Madrid after a 3-36-0 campaign that ended with 29 straight...
Jun 19, 2024

Ontario's open single-game sports-betting industry continues to thrive.
TORONTO - Ontario's single-game sports betting industry is on a winning streak. On Wednesday, iGaming Ontario (iGO) released a report that states the industry contributed $2.7 billion to Ontario's gro...
Jun 19, 2024

Down and stressed after early losses, Oilers fans getting their confidence back
EDMONTON - When your team is already down three games in the Stanley Cup final series and a single loss would mean the dream of a championship victory parade is over, it's understandable that anxiety ...
Jun 18, 2024

McDavid, Oilers hang on to beat Panthers 4-3 and force Game 6 in Stanley Cup final
SUNRISE - The Oilers are dragging the Panthers back to Alberta. Connor McDavid is the overwhelming reason why. The superstar captain had two goals and two assists as Edmonton held on for a 5-3 victory...
Jun 18, 2024

O'Neill homers again, Red Sox come back to edge the Blue Jays 4-3
TORONTO - Tyler O'Neill homered and Ceddanne Rafaela drove in David Hamilton with the go-ahead run in Boston's two-run eighth inning as the Red Sox came back for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Ja...
Jun 18, 2024

Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying "Say Hey Kid" whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball's greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays' family a...
Jun 18, 2024

Kansas lawmakers approve a plan to lure the Chiefs from Missouri by helping to finance a new stadium
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators approved a plan Tuesday aimed at luring the Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri by helping to finance a new stadium for the Super Bowl champions. The bill pass...
Jun 18, 2024

Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Hronek to eight-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Hronek to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of US$7.25 million. Hronek, 26, was set to become a restricted free agent ...
Jun 18, 2024

B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. named CFL's top offensive player
TORONTO - Leading the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season earned quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. the nod as top offensive player on the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Adams earned a grade of 94.6 from ...
Jun 18, 2024