Category Archives: Sports
Serena Williams to face 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in Wimbledon opening round
LONDON (AP) - Serena Williams will play 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion,...
Jun 26, 2026
Orange Crush: Dutch soccer fans cling to hope that World Cup drought will end
TORONTO - Dutch soccer fans are well aware of their country's label as the best team to have never won the FIFA World Cup. Despite the historic heartbreak, three runner-up finishes and 11 previous app...
Jun 26, 2026
'My dream come true': Maple Leafs select Gavin McKenna first overall at NHL draft
BUFFALO - Gavin McKenna locked eyes with Justin Bieber. The Canadian music icon made it official moments later. The Toronto Maple Leafs made McKenna - with a little help from one of his favourite arti...
Jun 26, 2026
Senegal fans celebrate major win in Toronto's last World Cup group stage match
TORONTO - Senegal fans celebrated their team's 5-0 victory over Iraq -and renewed hope of moving forward in the World Cup - in Toronto's last group stage match on Friday, capping off the first half of...
Jun 26, 2026
Pochettino annoyed by perceived disappointment after US finishes group play with 3-2 loss to Turkey
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The United States only wanted to get through its final World Cup group stage match Thursday night without an injury or a red card, while Turkey was playing for a face-saving v...
Jun 25, 2026
Pochettino annoyed by perceived disappointment after US finishes group play with 3-2 loss to Turkey
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - The United States only wanted to get through its final World Cup group stage match Thursday night without an injury or a red card, while Turkey was playing for a face-saving v...
Jun 25, 2026
Australia clinches knockout round spot with 0-0 draw; Paraguay also likely to advance
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw Thursday night in a result that clinched a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup for the Socceroos and will likely be enoug...
Jun 25, 2026
Unbeaten Elks score late touchdown in 23-18 victory over Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - It has become the Elks mantra this season - they just keep finding a way to win. After blowing a 17-point lead and trailing by a point midway through the fourth quarter, Edmonton quarterbac...
Jun 25, 2026
Midway Blues: Losing skid hits three games as Jays close first half with 6-5 defeat
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays stumbled to the halfway point of the season with their third straight loss at Rogers Centre, a second clunker in a row from veteran starter Kevin Gausman, and slugger V...
Jun 25, 2026
Gausman rocked again as Toronto Blue Jays drop 6-5 decision to Texas Rangers
TORONTO - Joc Pederson, Wyatt Langford and Jake Burger each homered early to provide enough of a cushion in the Texas Rangers' series-opening 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Pederso...
Jun 25, 2026