Category Archives: Sports
WHL teams with Orange Shirt Society before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League and the Orange Shirt Society announced a new partnership on Thursday with initiatives to recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools. Orange Shirt D...
Sep 29, 2022
Canada blanks Kazakhstan to score first win at women's volleyball world championship
D, Poland - Canada knocked off Kazakhstan to pick up its first win at the women's world volleyball championship on Thursday. After dropping its two opening matches to the top-ranked U.S. and defending...
Sep 29, 2022
Maple Leafs sign defenceman Sandin to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - Defenceman Rasmus Sandin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced on Thursday. The deal will pay the 22-year-old Swede an average of US$1.4 m...
Sep 29, 2022
Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy returns to action at Bellator 286
Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy has waited for his shot at Aaron Pico. The two Bellator fighters were supposed to meet in April only to have Kennedy sidelined on the eve of the contest aft...
Sep 29, 2022
Toronto FC eyes chance to get better in final home outing of season against Miami
TORONTO - With the Major League Soccer playoffs out of sight and the season near its close, Toronto FC is looking to finish on the right foot when they host post-season hopeful Inter Miami CF on Frida...
Sep 29, 2022
Canada into women's World Cup semis for 1st time since 1986
SYDNEY (AP) - No one on Canada's roster was alive the last time the team won a medal at the women's World Cup. Now the Canadians are a win away from winning one for the first time since 1986, when the...
Sep 29, 2022
Flames blank Oilers in 4-0 pre-season victory
CALGARY - Veterans Michael Stone and Brett Sutter each recorded a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames earned a 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. In his first start, Jacob M...
Sep 28, 2022
Murray solid in Leafs' pre-season debut; Toronto loses two more players to injury
TORONTO - Matt Murray had a solid night on the ice and a conversation off it he won't soon forget. A couple of his teammates, meanwhile, demonstrated untapped skills that were needed in a pinch. Murra...
Sep 28, 2022
Blue Jays fan Frankie Lasagna just misses catching Aaron Judge's 61st home run ball
TORONTO - Blue Jays fan Frankie Lasagna grabbed a baseball glove from his garage before heading down to Rogers Centre for Wednesday's game against the New York Yankees. With Aaron Judge on the verge o...
Sep 28, 2022
Judge ties Maris' AL single-season home run record in Yankees' 8-3 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Aaron Judge clobbered his historic 61st home run, a two-run line drive to left field in the seventh inning of an 8-3 New York Yankees win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Judge match...
Sep 28, 2022