Category Archives: Sports

Fleetwood and Henley share Tour Championship lead in a tight race for a $10M prize
ATLANTA (AP) - Tommy Fleetwood is a familiar story hopeful of a different ending, posting eight birdies in his round of 7-under 63 to share the lead Friday at the Tour Championship with Russell Henley...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

Canada's Marino advances to U.S. Open main draw with win over Salkova in qualifying
NEW YORK - Canada's Rebecca Marino will play in the U.S. Open main draw after beating Czechia's Dominika Salkova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the third and final round of qualifying Friday. Marino converted four ...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

Canadian rider Derek Gee in contract dispute with Israel-Premier Tech
TORONTO - Canadian rider Derek Gee, who finished fourth in the Giro d'Italia earlier this year, and the Israel-Premier Tech team find themselves tangled in a contract dispute. Israel-Premier Tech, co-...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

B.C. Lions' multi-faceted offensive attack presents Judge, Argos with challenge
TORONTO - Cameron Judge and the Toronto Argonauts' defence figure to be busy Saturday afternoon. Toronto (2-8) hosts B.C. (5-5) at BMO Field. The Lions' offence led by quarterback Nathan Rourke presen...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

Canada's Brooke Henderson moves into a tie for fifth at CPKC Women's Open
MISSISSAUGA - Even Brooke Henderson, the winningest professional golfer in Canadian history, can still learn on the job. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., climbed 33 spots up the leaderboard on Frid...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

2026 World Cup draw will be held at Washington's Kennedy Center, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, and didn't rule out that he himself might overs...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

Canada's Sarah Mitton wins silver at Diamond League stop in Brussels
BRUSSELS - Canada's Sarah Mitton claimed women's shot put silver at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday. The 29-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., climbed to the second step of the podium with a ...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

CF Montreal adds DP Ivan Jaime as first transfer window of rebuild closes
MONTREAL - CF Montreal won't turn into an MLS Cup contender in a single transfer window, but club management believes it has taken a step in the right direction. When executives Gabriel Gervais, Luca ...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

Canadian women open play at Rugby World Cup with high hopes of going all the way
Hopes are high as Canada opens play Saturday against Fiji at the Rugby World Cup in England. And nowhere higher than in the Canadian camp. The sky's the limit for the second-ranked Canadian women, acc...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025

Canada women's coach Kevin Rouet draws high praise from players for his 'rugby brain'
Rugby Canada chief executive officer Nathan Bombrys calls Kevin Rouet "the Jack Reacher of rugby coaches," a reference to the itinerant character created by author Lee Child. The fictional Reacher, a ...
The Canadian Press Aug 22, 2025