Category Archives: Sports
Caroline Wozniacki beats Petra Kvitova at the US Open shortly after coming out of retirement
NEW YORK (AP) - When Caroline Wozniacki finished off the biggest victory of her still-fresh comeback following 3 1/2 years away from tennis, she sat in her U.S. Open sideline chair, leaned forward and...
Aug 30, 2023
TFC snaps 13-game winless streak with emphatic 3-1 victory over Philadelphia Union
TORONTO - Lorenzo Insigne got things rolling and Jonathan Osorio put the bow on a 3-1 Toronto FC win over the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday at BMO Field. Deandre Kerr scored the second of the three ...
Aug 30, 2023
Toronto Arrows announce death of co-founder Bill Webb
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows say Bill Webb, the club's president and co-founder, has died after an illness. The rugby union club says it is mourning the death of Webb, who was also a general partner. ...
Aug 30, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez and American partner Taylor Townsend advance at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and her American partner Taylor Townsend have advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open's women's doubles tournament. Fernandez and Townsend beat Olivia Center...
Aug 30, 2023
Djokovic and Swiatek roll, Tsitsipas falls in hot, sticky US Open second round
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek rolled to straight-set victories to move into the third round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, fighting not only their opponents but sticky, 85-degree Fahr...
Aug 30, 2023
Papineau closing in on Korn Ferry Tour card with ongoing success on PGA Tour Canada
Etienne Papineau is in the home stretch. There are two events left on the PGA Tour Canada schedule and Papineau sits third in the Fortinet Cup standings, the top-ranked Canadian on the third-tier tour...
Aug 30, 2023
Toronto Blue Jays blank Washington Nationals 7-0 in rubber game of three-game series
TORONTO - Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt threw eight shutout innings and Alejandro Kirk drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. ...
Aug 30, 2023
Sports integrity commissioner says safe sport gaps exposed in first year of office
Sarah-Eve Pelletier's first year as Canada's sport integrity commissioner showed her that her reach doesn't extend far enough. Federally funded sports bodies are among the 86 organizations now under t...
Aug 30, 2023
Bombers' Collaros looking to remain unbeaten in Labour Day contests
Playing on Labour Day certainly agrees with Zach Collaros. The veteran quarterback is 6-0 on the holiday weekend heading into Winnipeg's contest Sunday night versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mos...
Aug 30, 2023
King's Plate winner Paramount Prince to run in Prince of Wales
TORONTO - King's Plate winner Paramount Prince will take a run at the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. Trainer Mark Casse said Wednesday that Paramount Prince will race Sept 12 in the $400,000 Prince of Wal...
Aug 30, 2023