Category Archives: Sports

Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Normally so relentless from point to point, Rafael Nadal occasionally would watch as a ball off the racket of Taylor Fritz landed in during the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Winci...
Jul 06, 2022

Coach Bob Bradley says Lorenzo Insigne's Toronto FC debut to be delayed by injury
Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley says a calf injury will likely delay Italian star Lorenzo Insigne's debut until July 23. The former Napoli captain and fellow Italian Domenico Criscito have been waiting f...
Jul 06, 2022

Edmonton Elks add Watson, Lyles and Scarlett to practice roster
EDMONTON - American linebacker Tre Watson has found a new home. Watson joined the Edmonton Elks practice roster Wednesday. He was released by Montreal on Monday after starting in the Alouettes' first ...
Jul 06, 2022

Biden tells with Griner's wife he's working to get her home
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, and has pledged that he is working to win her release as soon as possible, the Whit...
Jul 06, 2022

CFL names Rourke, Powell and Robertson as its top players for June
TORONTO - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, Saskatchewan running back Jamal Powell and Roughriders defensive lineman Pete Robertson were named the CFL's top performers for the month of June on Wed...
Jul 06, 2022

Canadian women turn on the offence late en route to 6-0 win over Trinidad
GUADALUPE, Mexico - Captain Christine Sinclair scored international goal No. 190 and Julia Grosso added two goals as Canada turned on the offence late to defeat Trinidad and Tobago 6-0 at the CONCACAF...
Jul 05, 2022

Reward offered after Oakland fans hit, hurt by bullet fragments
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Four baseball fans were injured by bullet fragments from outside the Coliseum while attending a postgame July 4 fireworks show, Oakland Police and the team said Tuesday. None of...
Jul 05, 2022

Kyei makes her debut, Edwards scores 22 and Canada beats Belgium to open GloblJam
TORONTO - Phillipina Kyei has put on a Canadian shirt for numerous national team practices the past few years, but the fit never felt quite so right as it did Tuesday night. Just a day after Kyei beca...
Jul 05, 2022

White House: Biden has read Griner letter pleading for help
Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden not " ...
Jul 05, 2022

Source: Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo leaving Toronto FC for Inter Miami CF
TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo, a former league MVP, is on the move as Toronto FC continues its teardown and rebuild. A source, granted anonymity because the deal had not been announced...
Jul 05, 2022