Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC players focused on ending winless streak as coaching rumours swirl
Toronto FC midfielder Alonso Coello said his team has kept its focus on snapping their lengthy winless streak rather than reports that Canadian men's national team John Herdman is in talks to take ove...
Aug 24, 2023
Ohio University QB Kurtis Rourke ranked No. 1 prospect on CFL scouting list
TORONTO - Kurtis Rourke has secured family bragging rights. The Ohio University quarterback was the top player listed Thursday in the CFL Scouting Bureau's fall edition of the top-20 prospects for nex...
Aug 24, 2023
Race walker Dunfee picks up another 4th-place finish at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Evan Dunfee finished just shy of a podium finish for the second time at the World Athletics Championships. The race walker from Richmond, B.C., placed fourth in the men's 35-kilome...
Aug 24, 2023
Canadian Table Tennis Championships in Hay River cancelled due to N.W.T. wildfires
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The Canadian Table Tennis Championships scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Hay River, N.W.T., have been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the territory, Table Tennis Nor...
Aug 24, 2023
Canada Basketball announces final roster ahead of FIBA World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Canada Basketball announced its final roster for the senior team heading into the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Thursday. The team will be led by all-NBA first team guard Sha...
Aug 24, 2023
Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for rest of season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Angels GM says
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani won't pitch for the rest of the season because of a tear in an elbow ligament, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday night. The Angels d...
Aug 23, 2023
Anthony Santander hits 2 homers to back Dean Kremer as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-0
BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander homered twice, Dean Kremer threw six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Wednesday night. Baltimore extended its st...
Aug 23, 2023
Anthony Santander hits 2 homers to back Dean Kremer as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-0
BALTIMORE (AP) - Anthony Santander homered twice, Dean Kremer threw six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Wednesday night. The Orioles extended thei...
Aug 23, 2023
New Zealand's Lydia Ko happy to return to Vancouver, where LPGA Tour success started
VANCOUVER - If it wasn't for Vancouver, Lydia Ko might never have become a 19-time LPGA Tour winner. Ko is back in the field at the CPKC Women's Open, a tournament she has won three times, including h...
Aug 23, 2023
Canada's Pospisil advances in US Open qualifying, Diallo eliminated
NEW YORK - Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil has advanced to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open. The 33-year-old from Vernon, B.C., advanced with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Spa...
Aug 23, 2023