Category Archives: Sports
Riley with 66 shares lead at Sanderson Farms in home state
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Davis Riley got off to a hot start and kept bogeys off his card to the end for a 6-under 66 and a share of the lead Thursday with Will Gordon in the Sanderson Farms Championship,...
Sep 29, 2022
Siakam thrilled to have Rico Hines on the Raptors' coaching staff this season
VICTORIA - Rico Hines can't remember the last time he took a vacation. But he wouldn't have it any other way. The new Toronto Raptors assistant coach, who's well known in basketball circles for runnin...
Sep 29, 2022
Blue Bombers look to bounce back against visiting Roughriders
WINNIPEG - The Blue Bombers are coming off their worst performance of the season. The reigning Grey Cup champions were overwhelmed 48-31 by a desperate Hamilton Tiger-Cats team with one of the worst r...
Sep 29, 2022
Frankie Lasagna back in the kitchen at Italian restaurant after viral baseball moment
TORONTO - Of all the days for Frankie Lasagna's pizza cook to miss work, a sick day on Thursday was less than ideal. Lasagna was busy preparing for dinner service at his Toronto restaurant while juggl...
Sep 29, 2022
Adams, B.C. Lions look to spark offence against Ottawa Redblacks
VANCOUVER - Vernon Adams Jr. is hungry. While his first three games with the B.C. Lions have had ups and downs, the quarterback is missing an elusive milestone. "We have to be scoring touchdowns. Man,...
Sep 29, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays clinch post-season berth with Orioles' loss to Red Sox
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays secured a playoff berth Thursday without even taking the field. Canada's lone big-league team started the day with a magic number of one and locked up a wild-card spot ...
Sep 29, 2022
Judge Watch, Frankie Lasagna and Homer No. 61: On an unusual night at the ballpark
TORONTO - Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved from behind home plate to a perch way out by the left-field foul screen. The location paid of...
Sep 29, 2022
WHL teams with Orange Shirt Society before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League and the Orange Shirt Society announced a new partnership on Thursday with initiatives to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools. Orange Shirt D...
Sep 29, 2022
Canada blanks Kazakhstan to score first win at women's volleyball world championship
D, Poland - Canada knocked off Kazakhstan to pick up its first win at the women's world volleyball championship on Thursday. After dropping its two opening matches to the top-ranked U.S. and defending...
Sep 29, 2022
Maple Leafs sign defenceman Sandin to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - Defenceman Rasmus Sandin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday. The deal will pay the 22-year-old Swede an average of US$1.4 m...
Sep 29, 2022