Category Archives: Sports

Citing scheduling issues, Canada Soccer opts to skip Pan American Games
Citing scheduling issues, Canada Soccer has opted not to field a women's team in the upcoming Pan American Games. The Games, which run Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile, start before and finish aft...
Sep 13, 2023

John Tavares on the Maple Leafs' off-season of change: 'The page has been turned'
HENDERSON, Nev. - John Tavares could only watch and wait. The Toronto Maple Leafs captain was still processing his team's second-round playoff exit when Kyle Dubas took the stage for an emotional end-...
Sep 13, 2023

Canada defeats Italy 2-0 in group stage of Davis Cup Finals
BOLOGNA, Italy - Gabriel Diallo defeated Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 6-4 to complete a 2-0 victory for defending champion Canada in a tie against Italy in the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday. The 21-year-old M...
Sep 13, 2023

Veteran trainer Mark Casse sending three horses to Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - Trainer Mark Casse will be well represented in the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile on Saturday. Casse, 15 times Canada's top thoroughbred conditioner, will have three entries in the six-horse...
Sep 13, 2023

Dabrowski's U.S. Open victory marks the highlight of her career
MONTREAL - Three days after conquering Flushing Meadows, Gabriela Dabrowski still finds it hard to believe what she has accomplished. The 31-year-old tennis player from Ottawa and her playing partner ...
Sep 13, 2023

Hamilton Tiger-Cats face tough home contest with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
They don't face another ridiculously quick turnaround but it's another tough week for rookie Taylor Powell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Powell completed 21-of-32 passes for a career-best 326 yards and...
Sep 13, 2023

Jets sign defenceman Declan Chisholm to one-year, two-way deal
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Declan Chisholm to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday. The deal carries an annual value of US$775,000. Chisholm, of Bowmanville, Ont., played...
Sep 13, 2023

PWHL, Canadian Tire reach multi-year agreement on sponsorship deal
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has struck a multi-year agreement with Canadian Tire to be the league's first funding partner. The collaboration includes sponsorship of the PWHL's ina...
Sep 13, 2023

Haddad Maia bounces Fernandez in San Diego Open, Marino wins in Japan
SAN DIEGO - Beatriz Haddad Maia didn't have to wait long to exact revenge for her gruelling August loss to Leylah Fernandez at the National Bank Open in Montreal, but she did have to work hard to get ...
Sep 12, 2023

Grossman homers, Rangers leapfrog Blue Jays in wild-card race with 6-3 win
TORONTO - Robbie Grossman homered and Max Scherzer threw five-plus shutout innings before leaving with an arm muscle spasm as the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday. The Range...
Sep 12, 2023