Category Archives: Sports
Oaks winner Elysian Field, Plate Trial victor Paramount Prince to run in King's Plate
TORONTO - Oaks winner Elysian Field and Plate Trial victor Paramount Prince will both run in the $1-million King's Plate. Mark Casse, the trainer for both horses, said Elysian field and Paramount Prin...
Aug 03, 2023
Manitoba government promising up to $1M to support bid for basketball championship
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is promising up to $1 million dollars to support a bid by the Winnipeg Sea Bears to host the Canadian Elite Basketball League championship in 2025. The Sea Bears joi...
Aug 03, 2023
Vancouver, Montreal to host NBA pre-season contests in ninth NBA Canada Series
TORONTO - Vancouver and Montreal will be hosting NBA pre-season games come October in the ninth NBA Canada Series. The Toronto Raptors will be taking on the Sacramento Kings at Vancouver's Rogers Aren...
Aug 03, 2023
Edmonton Oilers hire Connor McDavid's agent Jeff Jackson as team CEO
EDMONTON - Former player agent Jeff Jackson, whose client list included superstar Connor McDavid, has been named CEO of hockey operations for the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced Thursday. The Oile...
Aug 03, 2023
Morocco makes more Women's World Cup history, reaches knockout rounds with 1-0 win over Colombia
PERTH, Australia (AP) - Morocco has beaten Colombia 1-0 to make it to the Women's World Cup knockout round - and to make even more history. Morocco is the first Arab or North African nation to go this...
Aug 03, 2023
Two-time champion Germany out of Women's World Cup 1after 1-1 draw with South Korea
Brisbane, Australia (AP) - Germany failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time at the Women's World Cup after being held to a 1-1 draw against South Korea on Thursday. Morocco's win over Col...
Aug 03, 2023
Gilgeous-Alexander among leaders of Canadian men's squad ahead of FIBA World Cup
TORONTO - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has come a long way from being the youngster soaking up information on the Canadian men's basketball team. The 25-year-old Hamilton native got his first taste of the ...
Aug 03, 2023
Messi scores twice, his third straight game with a goal, as Inter Miami beats Orlando City 3-1
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi continues to add goals in bunches while still adapting to a new team. Messi scored in his third straight game and had his second consecutive multi-goal perfor...
Aug 02, 2023
SFU's athletics director leaves university months after football controversy
BURNABY, B.C. - B.C.'s Simon Fraser University says its athletics director has left the institution. The departure of Theresa Hanson, the university's director of athletics and recreation, comes four ...
Aug 02, 2023
Springer's RBI single helps him avoid dubious record and leads Blue Jays to 4-1 win
TORONTO - George Springer's RBI single helped him avoid setting a new Blue Jays record in futility and Toronto held on for a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Springer had gone 35 at ba...
Aug 02, 2023