Category Archives: Sports
With Collaros out, Blue Bombers QB Brown gets the start against Stampeders in Calgary
CALGARY - With two-time reigning CFL most outstanding player Zach Collaros sidelined, quarterback Dru Brown will make his first start of the season on Friday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-2) visit t...
Aug 17, 2023
Taiwan throws combined perfect game to thump Canada 6-0 at Little League World Series
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Taiwan threw a combined perfect game to beat Canada 6-0 on Thursday in its opening game at the Little League World Series. Taiwan's Fan Chen-Jun did damage on the mound and with hi...
Aug 17, 2023
Longtime Blackhawks leader Toews says he's stepping away for health -- but not retiring
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, a free agent after 16 years in Chicago, says he is stepping away from hockey to get healthy after playing in just 53 games last season. "I'd li...
Aug 17, 2023
Gilgeous-Alexander leads Canada over Spain in hoops World Cup tune-up
GRANADA, Spain - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a game-high 22 points and added eight rebounds as Canada beat defending world basketball champions Spain 85-80 in overtime in a tune-up for the FIBA World ...
Aug 17, 2023
Kelly looking to find a bit of last season's form by defending Shaw Classic title
CALGARY - After winning three times on the PGA Tour Champions circuit last year, Jerry Kelly has yet to find a way to return to that same form this season. The 56-year-old golfer from Madison, Wis., w...
Aug 17, 2023
Cavan Biggio's new philosophy gets results at the plate for Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Conversations with Victor Martinez and Hunter Mense have changed Cavan Biggio's thought process at the plate. The results of that new philosophy can be seen in his batting average. Biggio go...
Aug 17, 2023
Raptors set to open NBA regular season at home versus Timberwolves in October
The Toronto Raptors' 2023-24 regular-season schedule is now in place. Toronto will begin its NBA campaign at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 25. It's the 12th straight season that the ...
Aug 17, 2023
Three Canadian women make watch list for NCAA soccer's Hermann Trophy
Canadians Jade Rose, Maya Antoine and Mya Jones are among the 56 women named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy watch list. The award, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, goes to the top NCAA pl...
Aug 17, 2023
The victim of an illegal tackle, Canada's Ben LeSage part of raging rugby controversy
Canada's Ben LeSage has unwittingly found himself in the middle of a raging rugby controversy. The Canadian co-captain is a victim rather culprit in the story which involves two separate red cards in ...
Aug 17, 2023
Collaros listed as third-string QB, Brown to start for Bombers against Stampeders
Zach Collaros is listed as the third-string quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' game on Friday against the Calgary Stampeders. Dru Brown will start after Collaros suffered a neck injury against...
Aug 17, 2023