Category Archives: Sports

Morocco makes more Women's World Cup history, reaches knockout rounds with 1-0 win over Colombia
PERTH, Australia (AP) - Morocco has beaten Colombia 1-0 to make it to the Women's World Cup knockout round - and to make even more history. Morocco is the first Arab or North African nation to go this...
Aug 03, 2023

Two-time champion Germany out of Women's World Cup 1after 1-1 draw with South Korea
Brisbane, Australia (AP) - Germany failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time at the Women's World Cup after being held to a 1-1 draw against South Korea on Thursday. Morocco's win over Col...
Aug 03, 2023

Gilgeous-Alexander among leaders of Canadian men's squad ahead of FIBA World Cup
TORONTO - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has come a long way from being the youngster soaking up information on the Canadian men's basketball team. The 25-year-old Hamilton native got his first taste of the ...
Aug 03, 2023

Messi scores twice, his third straight game with a goal, as Inter Miami beats Orlando City 3-1
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi continues to add goals in bunches while still adapting to a new team. Messi scored in his third straight game and had his second consecutive multi-goal perfor...
Aug 02, 2023

SFU's athletics director leaves university months after football controversy
BURNABY, B.C. - B.C.'s Simon Fraser University says its athletics director has left the institution. The departure of Theresa Hanson, the university's director of athletics and recreation, comes four ...
Aug 02, 2023

Springer's RBI single helps him avoid dubious record and leads Blue Jays to 4-1 win
TORONTO - George Springer's RBI single helped him avoid setting a new Blue Jays record in futility and Toronto held on for a 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Springer had gone 35 at ba...
Aug 02, 2023

Bombers can move into tie for first in West with home victory over Lions
It's only August but Dane Evans and the B.C. Lions have a chance to really gain the upper hand on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. B.C. (6-1) visits Winnipeg (5-2) on Thursday night in a game that has treme...
Aug 02, 2023

Auger-Aliassime falls in straight sets, Dabrowski wins doubles match at Citi
WASHINGTON - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell in straight sets to Japan's Yosuke Watanuki at the Citi D-C Open in Washington. Auger-Aliassime has struggled through injuries this season and spoke ...
Aug 02, 2023

Murray brings championship experience to Canada while working back to form
TORONTO - Jamal Murray says he feels on a different page than his fellow Canadian men's basketball teammates. The Denver Nuggets guard and newly-minted NBA champion is in training camp this week after...
Aug 02, 2023

Winnipeg Blue Bombers prepare for red-hot B.C. Lions defence
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira wants to take a bite out of the "Doughnut Boys." The CFL's leading rusher and his Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the B.C. Lions and their top-ranked defence Thursday at IG Field....
Aug 02, 2023