Category Archives: Sports

Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu lands fight on high-profile UFC 279 card
Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu will face American Julian (Juicy J) Erosa on the undercard of UFC 279 next month in Las Vegas. The high-profile main event of the Sept. 10 card at the T-Mobi...
Aug 03, 2022

World Rugby funds Canadian injury, concussion research, co-led by player
CALGARY - Rugby's world governing body has given the University of Calgary half a million dollars to study concussion and injury prevention among young women in the game. Former university rugby playe...
Aug 03, 2022

ElNahas beats Canadian teammate Reyes for gold in Commonwealth men's judo
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Shady ElNahas captured gold in judo on Wednesday - but he had to beat his teammate to do it, which says everything about the strength of Canada's judo team at the...
Aug 03, 2022

Once a club for men, Muirfield hosts Women's British Open
MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) - Catriona Matthew had reason to believe she was in a great place at Muirfield, or at least as good as it could get for women in 1992. Matthew was 21, a rising amateur star fr...
Aug 03, 2022

Defender Doneil Henry comes full circle, happy to be back with Toronto FC
TORONTO - After stops in England, Denmark, South Korea and the U.S., Doneil Henry is home again. Henry, a native of Brampton, Ont., became the first player from the Toronto FC academy to graduate to t...
Aug 03, 2022

NFL appeals 6-game suspension for Browns quarterback Watson
The NFL is appealing a disciplinary officer's decision to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league's personal conduct policy, giving Commissioner Roge...
Aug 03, 2022

Hits by Siri, Peralta lift Rays to 3-2 win over Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Hits by newly acquired Jose Siri and David Peralta produced the winning run for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Siri led off the Tam...
Aug 03, 2022

Whitecaps sign Austrian international midfielder Alessandro Schopf
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Austrian central midfielder Alessandro Schopf to a contract through 2024, with a club option for 2025. The club said in a release that Shopf was signed ...
Aug 03, 2022

Marino advances to Citi Open quarterfinals with win over Petkovic
WASHINGTON - Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino advanced to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Wednesday. Marino had five ac...
Aug 03, 2022

Alouettes ready for physical challenge against undefeated Blue Bombers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will attempt Thursday night what six other CFL teams have failed to do -- hand the Winnipeg Blue Bombers their first loss of the season. The two-time reigning Grey Cu...
Aug 03, 2022