Category Archives: Sports
Roberto Mancini announces surprise resignation as Italy coach after up-and-down tenure
ROME (AP) - Italy coach Roberto Mancini surprisingly resigned on Sunday, ending an an up-and-down tenure with the national team that included a European Championship title in 2021 but also a failed qu...
Aug 13, 2023
Calgary, Scarborough square off in Sunday's CEBL championship final
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian Elite Basketball League will have a new champion on Sunday night. The Scarborough Shooting Stars and the Calgary Surge will square off at Langley Events Centre to determin...
Aug 13, 2023
Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker give international flavour to Basketball Hall of Fame
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Fans waved a German flag and chanted Dirk Nowitzki's name when the former Dallas Mavericks big man walked the red carpet into Symphony Hall on Saturday night for the Basketba...
Aug 12, 2023
Adams Jr. returns from injury to lead B.C. Lions to 37-9 win over Calgary Stampeders
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. went 23 for 32 and threw for four touchdowns in his return to the Lions starting lineup as B.C. hammered the Calgary Stampeders 37-9 on Saturday evening at B.C. Place. The...
Aug 12, 2023
Second semifinal at NBO Montreal postponed to Sunday due to weather
MONTREAL - The second women's singles semifinal at the National Bank Open has been postponed due to rainy weather. The match between third seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and Liudmila Samsonova will...
Aug 12, 2023
Glover goes low again, leads FedEx Cup opener by 1 stroke
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Lucas Glover got enough out of his round Saturday for a 4-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead going into the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship and a chance to lock up a ...
Aug 12, 2023
Morel's late RBI double lifts Cubs over Blue Jays 5-4 as Toronto honours Bautista
TORONTO - Christopher Morel's late RBI double handed the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Dansby Swanson had a three-run homer to give Chicago (61-56) a lead in the fourt...
Aug 12, 2023
Toronto Argonauts look to resume their winning ways versus Ottawa Redblacks
TORONTO - It's been a different kind of week for head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts. After registering six consecutive wins to open its season, Toronto resumed practising this week fo...
Aug 12, 2023
Former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista added to Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The familiar song of "Jo-se, Jo-se, Jo-se" echoed around Rogers Centre for the first time in six years as Jose Bautista was added to the Toronto Blue Jays' Level of Excellence on Saturday. A...
Aug 12, 2023
Final Four: Australia makes it through to Women's World Cup semifinals seeking history for Matildas
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - There will be a first-time winner of the Women's World Cup this year, and maybe, just maybe, it will be host country Australia. The Matildas, serving as co-hosts of the to...
Aug 12, 2023