Category Archives: Sports

Connor McDavid dominates NHL awards
NASHVILLE - Connor McDavid dominated the NHL season. The Edmonton Oilers captain did the same at the league's awards ceremony on Monday. McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on the heels of a ...
Jun 26, 2023

Herdman: Solutions needed quickly for financially troubled Canada Soccer
TORONTO - Canadian men's soccer coach John Herdman says Canada Soccer needs to find solutions to its financial troubles. With a World Cup coming in three years, he adds it has to happen quickly. Herdm...
Jun 26, 2023

Toronto Six sign Emma Woods to contract extension; 12th player under contract
TORONTO - The Isobel Cup champion Toronto Six have signed Emma Woods to a one-year contract extension. Woods, from Burford, Ont., had 10 goals and 13 assists in 24 games last season - the best of her ...
Jun 26, 2023

Raptors first-round 2023 draft pick talks family, desire to work and Fred VanVleet
TORONTO - Gradey Dick moved his dad to tears on Monday. The newest Toronto Raptors sharpshooter, chosen 13th overall in the NBA Draft last Thursday, visited his new basketball home over the weekend an...
Jun 26, 2023

Real Valladolid picks up option to sign Canadian striker Larin till 2025
VALLADOLID, Spain - Spanish soccer club Real Valladolid say they have signed Canadian forward Cyle Larin until June 30, 2025. Larin, 28, was playing on loan for Valladolid from Belgian team Club Brugg...
Jun 26, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez rolls to first-round victory at Bad Homburg Open
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany's Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed only...
Jun 26, 2023

Diallo wins, Pospisil loses on opening day of qualifying at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Gabriel Diallo defeated Turkey's Cem Ilkel 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in first-round qualifying play Monday at Wimbledon. Diallo, the world No. 140 from Montreal, will face Matteo Gigante in the ...
Jun 26, 2023

Post-Connor Consolation: Plenty of talent available after Bedard at NHL draft
Connor Bedard and the 2023 NHL draft were mentioned in the same breath long before the phenom played a single shift in junior hockey. The 17-year-old's path to the stage at Bridgestone Arena has been ...
Jun 26, 2023

Toronto FC fires head coach Bob Bradley, names Terry Dunfield assistant coach
TORONTO - Struggling Toronto FC has fired Bob Bradley, who doubled as the MLS team's head coach and sporting director. Mike Sorber, assistant coach and technical director, was also relieved of his dut...
Jun 26, 2023

Left-fielder Daulton Varsho fitting in seamlessly with Blue Jays teammates
TORONTO - All it takes is 30 seconds in Toronto's clubhouse to see that Daulton Varsho has fit right in with the Blue Jays. Sitting in front of his corner locker at Rogers Centre, he can be found quie...
Jun 26, 2023