Category Archives: Sports

CF Montreal hosts Columbus Crew in potential MLS playoff preview
MONTREAL - On Sunday evening, CF Montreal put together a momentous first-half comeback in the Canadian Classique on the way to a 4-3 win over Toronto FC. On top of severely damaging their archrivals' ...
Sep 08, 2022

Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne misses training due to 'personal family situation'
TORONTO - Italian star Lorenzo Insigne missed Toronto FC practice Thursday due to what the cub called "a personal family situation." Fellow Italian Domenico Criscito was also absent to support Insigne...
Sep 08, 2022

Flames forward Nazem Kadri donates $1 million to London, Ont., health centre
LONDON, Ont. - Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri has donated $1 million to the London Health Sciences Foundation. The donation will support the Ambulatory Surgical Centre at London Health Sciences Ce...
Sep 08, 2022

Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Cayden Primeau to three-year deal
MONTREAL - Goaltender Cayden Primeau has signed a US$2.67-million, three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Thursday. The one-way deal carries an average annual value of $89...
Sep 08, 2022

Manoah quiets Orioles in Toronto's 4-1 win; Jays take 3 of 4
BALTIMORE (AP) - Alek Manoah retired 22 of his final 23 hitters in an impressive eight-inning performance, and the Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up a successful series in Baltimore with a 4-1 victory over...
Sep 07, 2022

Canadian men to face Japan in final warmup before FIFA World Cup
Canada will play Japan on Nov. 17 in Dubai in its final warmup game before the World Cup in Qatar. The game is set for Al Maktoum Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. . Drawn in Group F, the Canadian ...
Sep 07, 2022

Liverpool, Eintracht slump in CL on day 2 coaches fired
GENEVA (AP) - A long-time criticism of the Champions League group stage? Too many lopsided mismatches as the wealth gap between clubs fuels competitive imbalance on the field. Tell that to favored Liv...
Sep 07, 2022

Berhalter: Firing of Chelsea's Tuchel could benefit Pulisic
NEW YORK (AP) - In the eyes of U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter, Chelsea's decision to fire manager Thomas Tuchel could benefit American star Christian Pulisic. "I'm not happy a guy lost his job. But if thi...
Sep 07, 2022

Abusive coaches continue to slip through policing measures in Canadian gymnastics
TORONTO - Chad Meikle bounced around between five different Toronto-area gymnastics clubs over his decade as a coach. According to court documents, he was also a diagnosed pedophile, and maintained a ...
Sep 07, 2022

Tiafoe beats Rublev; 1st US man in US Open SF in 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) - Frances Tiafoe became the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006 by beating Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan cro...
Sep 07, 2022