Category Archives: Sports
Canada goalkeeper and captain Borjan out for remainder of Gold Cup
Canada captain Milan Borjan will miss the rest of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with an undisclosed injury. Canada Soccer says the goalkeeper has returned to Europe so that he can recover ahead of the 2023-24...
Jul 03, 2023
Canada's Leylah Fernandez edges Baindl to advance to second round at Wimbledon
LONDON - Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., defeated Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, to advance to the second round at Wimbledon on Monday. It's Fernandez's first main-draw win a...
Jul 03, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs sign Max Domi to one-year, US$3M contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Max Domi to a one-year, US$3-million contract on Monday. Domi, 28, had 20 goals and 36 assists in 80 games split between the Chicago Blackhawks and Dal...
Jul 03, 2023
Toronto Raptors officially sign first-round draft pick Gradey Dick
TORONTO - Gradey Dick is officially a member of the Toronto Raptors. The swingman signed a rookie scale contract 11 days after the Raptors selected him 13th overall in the NBA draft. Dick is under con...
Jul 03, 2023
Short contracts, bonus money prove popular in NHL free agency
Max Pacioretty was in a unique, if not uncomfortable spot going into NHL free agency coming off tearing his right Achilles tendon twice in the past year. Turns out it was just the right time to hit th...
Jul 02, 2023
Canucks sign defenceman Akito Hirose to two-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Akito Hirose to a two-year contract, the team announced Sunday. The team didn't release the financial figures of the contract but said it's a t...
Jul 02, 2023
Oilers sign free agent defenceman Gleason to two-year deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent defenceman Benjamin Gleason to a two-year contract, the team announced Sunday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$775,000. The first y...
Jul 02, 2023
Blue Jays' Guerrero, Bichette, Merrifield and Gausman named to AL all-star team
TORONTO - American League hits leader Bo Bichette is among four Toronto Blue Jays who were named to Major League Baseball's all-star game. Slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., ace Kevin Gausman and second b...
Jul 02, 2023
Nick Kyrgios withdraws on eve of Wimbledon with a wrist injury. He was the runner-up last year
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Wimbledon the night before the tournament's start, citing a wrist injury, a year after he reached his first Grand Slam final at the All England Clu...
Jul 02, 2023
Maple Leafs sign forward Tyler Bertuzzi to one-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth US$5.5 million, the team announced Sunday. Bertuzzi, 28, had four goals and 10 assists in 29 games for the...
Jul 02, 2023