Category Archives: Sports
Tani Oluwaseyi joins fellow Canadian attacker Tajon Buchanan at Spain's Villarreal
VILLARREAL - Forward Tani Oluwaseyi has joined fellow Canadian international Tajon Buchanan at Spain's Villarreal CF. Oluwaseyi's transfer from Minnesota United was confirmed Friday with the 25-year-o...
Aug 29, 2025
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...
Aug 29, 2025
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Friday to just over a year in priso...
Aug 29, 2025
Montreal's transit agency says too expensive to display 'Go Habs Go!' before winter
MONTREAL - Montreal's transit agency says city buses won't be flashing the "Go! Canadiens Go!" NHL hockey slogan any time soon, despite getting the green light to do so by Quebec's language watchdog. ...
Aug 29, 2025
Forge FC looks to extend record unbeaten run as it returns to Calgary to face Cavalry
Forge FC returns to Calgary on Saturday, riding a 20-game unbeaten streak in Canadian Premier League play since losing the championship game to Cavalry FC there on Nov. 9. As four-time league champion...
Aug 29, 2025
Canada's Julia Schell still smiling after six-try performance at Rugby World Cup
Whatever happens the rest of the way at the Rugby World Cup in England, Canadian fullback Julia Schell has already had a tournament to remember. The 29-year-old from Uxbridge, Ont., who had just three...
Aug 29, 2025
Prized pitching prospect Jonah Tong set for MLB debut with Mets after rapid rise through minors
NEW YORK (AP) - A few years ago, Jonah Tong was an undersized teenager from Markham, Ont., just hoping to find a place to play college ball. North Dakota State and Maine - not exactly big league hotbe...
Aug 29, 2025
US faces Australia and Italy plays South Africa in key pool games at Women's Rugby World Cup
LONDON (AP) - The all-embracing feeling of all 16 teams after their first game at the Women's Rugby World Cup was relief. Years of dreams followed by weeks in camps strained the anticipation among the...
Aug 29, 2025
Toronto sailor back for Globe40 after pirate scare during first around-the-world race
Melodie Schaffer hopes getting chased by pirates was a one-off. The 57-year-old Toronto sailor embarks on the Globe40 around-the-world race Sunday for the second time in her career. Schaffer was the o...
Aug 29, 2025
Turkish soccer club Fenerbahce has parted ways with coach Jose Mourinho
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Fenerbahce has parted ways with coach Jose Mourinho, the Turkish club said on its social media channels on Friday. The 62-year-old Mourinho leaves two days after Fenerbahce fai...
Aug 29, 2025