Category Archives: Sports
Canadian swingman RJ Barrett upgraded to day-to-day ahead of Raptors home opener
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are inching closer to being totally healthy, just days before their home opener. Canadian swingman RJ Barrett was upgraded to day-to-day and engaged in non-contact practi...
Oct 21, 2024
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball player Sarah Pavan announces retirement
TORONTO - Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan announced her retirement Monday, ending a 25-year volleyball career that included play in both indoor team competition and the beach volleyball discipline. Pava...
Oct 21, 2024
Panthers' Reinhart named NHL first star after posting nine points over four games
NEW YORK - Florida Panthers centre Sam Reinhart was named NHL first star of the week on Monday after leading all players with nine points over four games last week. Reinhart had four goals, five assis...
Oct 21, 2024
Jays reliever Green and Canadian slugger O'Neill nominated for comeback player award
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Chad Green and Canadian slugger Tyler O'Neill of the Boston Red Sox were named finalists for the Major League Baseball Players' Association's American League come...
Oct 21, 2024
Canada's Diallo up 31 spots to No. 87 in ATP rankings after reaching Almaty final
LONDON - Canada's Gabriel Diallo moved into the top 100 of the ATP Tour rankings for the first time Monday, rising 31 spots to No. 87 after reaching the final of the Almaty Open. Diallo upset four top...
Oct 21, 2024
Browns QB Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles tendon and is out for the season, AP source says
CLEVELAND (AP) - Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of Cleveland's season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon on Sunday against Cincinnati, a person familiar with the situation...
Oct 21, 2024
Mats Sundin hopes Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews rewrites team's record book
TORONTO - Mats Sundin is fine with being tracked down. The former Maple Leafs captain has been the proud owner of a couple of franchise marks that appeared fairly safe until 2016. The clock, however, ...
Oct 21, 2024
Maple Leafs legend Mats Sundin looks back in 'Home and Away'
TORONTO - Mats Sundin was in a familiar place. Everything was also very different. It was February 2009. The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs was back in his second home - only this time as a...
Oct 21, 2024
Fleming, Sauerbrunn and over 100 women's soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco
ZURICH (AP) - Canadian national team captain Jessie Fleming, former U.S. national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 women's soccer players ...
Oct 21, 2024
Forward Jade Kovacevic is the first player signing announced by Northern Super League
TORONTO - Jade Kovacevic, a veteran forward who has scored goals at home and abroad, is the first player signing revealed by the new Northern Super League. The 30-year-old from Acton, Ont., has joined...
Oct 21, 2024