Category Archives: Sports
Italian champion Napoli set to kick off title defense with new coach but same spirit
MILAN (AP) - Napoli fans are getting ready to start where they left off three months ago. The southern city of Naples has barely stopped celebrating since the team ended a 33-year wait for the Italian...
Aug 17, 2023
Barcelona hosts Cadiz in 1st game at temporary home stadium, Madrid visits Almeria
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - After having both its coach and best winger sent off last week, Barcelona will try to jump start its Spanish season on Sunday at home. Except home isn't what it used to be. Bar...
Aug 17, 2023
A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals
SYDNEY (AP) - Sam Kerr looked up at the Stadium Australia crowd for the last time at this Women's World Cup, and it just compounded the gnawing disappointment that she and her Matildas had fallen one ...
Aug 16, 2023
Nick Castellanos's two-run double revs Phillies' offence in 9-4 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Nick Castellanos's two-run double gave Philadelphia the lead and the Phillies never looked back in a 9-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Jake Cave had a solo homer and a sacrifi...
Aug 16, 2023
US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says
U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were...
Aug 16, 2023
Calgary's Stephen Ames wants to keep rolling at hometown Shaw Charity Classic
Stephen Ames has never felt better physically or mentally, and his ball striking might be the best it's ever been. In other words, it's the perfect time to return to Calgary. Ames won last week's Boei...
Aug 16, 2023
Toronto Arrows forward Mitch Eadie to start for famed rugby Barbarians against Samoa
Toronto Arrows forward Mitch Eadie has been selected to start for the famed Barbarians against Samoa in Brive, France, on Friday. The match serves as a Rugby World Cup warm-up for the 12th-ranked Paci...
Aug 16, 2023
Elysian Field, Paramount Prince in 17-horse King's Plate field
TORONTO - Oaks winner Elysian Field and Plate Trial champion Paramount Prince will highlight the 17-horse field for the $1-million King's Plate. The King's Plate, North America's oldest continually ru...
Aug 16, 2023
Olympic champion Warner out to prove a point by winning elusive world decathlon title
Damian Warner is returning to the world championship stage with a point to prove. The reigning Olympic champion from London, Ontario, sustained a hamstring injury while leading after four events in th...
Aug 16, 2023
Veteran defensive lineman Dylan Wynn returns to Ticats lineup to face Elks
HAMILTON - It's been a long road back for Dylan Wynn. The veteran defensive lineman has been sidelined since Sept. 17 with a knee injury. But the six-foot-two, 283-pound Wynn will finally make his 202...
Aug 16, 2023