Category Archives: Sports
Kikuchi struggles highlight Blue Jays' need for consistency in starting rotation
TORONTO - A recent run of poor form and inability to make the necessary adjustments have seemingly left Toronto Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi's spot in the rotation on thin ice. With an eight-game h...
Jun 28, 2022
Andreescu, Shapovalov move on at Wimbledon, Auger-Aliassime out
LONDON - Bianca Andreescu continued her successful grass-court season with a convincing 6-1, 6-3 win over Emina Bektas in first-round action at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Men's 13th seed Denis Shapovalov a...
Jun 28, 2022
Canadian divers Wiens, Zsombor-Murray win 10m synchro bronze at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray teamed up to give Canada its first diving medal at the world aquatics championships Tuesday with a third-place finish in the men's 10-metre sy...
Jun 28, 2022
Toronto FC seeing improvements on the field as Insigne waits in the wings
TORONTO - Approaching the halfway mark of the MLS season, Toronto FC is 5-8-3 and five points out of the playoff picture with Italian star Lorenzo Insigne waiting in the wings. There is plenty of work...
Jun 28, 2022
Scotiabank pausing Hockey Canada sponsorship in wake of sex assault allegations
TORONTO - Scotiabank is putting its Hockey Canada sponsorship on ice. The financial institution said Tuesday the pause will last until it's confident the right steps are taken to improve the culture w...
Jun 28, 2022
Lions' Canadian QB Rourke named CFL top performer for second time in three weeks
TORONTO - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named the CFL's top performer of the week for the second time this season. The Victoria-born pivot headlined the league's top performers for Wee...
Jun 28, 2022
Montreal anticipates a Wednesday MLS battle in Seattle
SEATTLE - After bouncing back from two consecutive losses, CF Montreal are heading west to take on one of the better Major League Soccer sides. While only sitting seventh in the Western Conference sta...
Jun 28, 2022
Wells, Rutschman help Orioles dominate Mariners 9-2
SEATTLE (AP) - Tyler Wells pitched five nearly perfect innings, Adley Rutschman drove one of Baltimore's five home runs and the Orioles three-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 9-2 victory Monday night. We...
Jun 27, 2022
Kuhl tosses 3-hit shutout, Rockies beat Dodgers 4-0 at Coors
DENVER (AP) - Chad Kuhl crouched in a tunnel at Coors Field, sharing the moment with his parents on a FaceTime call as his phone kept buzzing with other messages of congratulations. The fact that the ...
Jun 27, 2022
Sánchez, Gray power Twins past Guardians in series opener
CLEVELAND (AP) - Sonny Gray turned an emotional, distracting day for the Twins into a dominant one. The right-hander pitched seven superb innings and Gary Snchez homered and drove in four runs to help...
Jun 27, 2022