Category Archives: Sports
Soccer fans in Toronto mark 100 days until the FIFA World Cup kickoff
TORONTO - Thousands of soccer fans in Toronto, donning their favourite team colours, gathered Tuesday to celebrate 100 days until the FIFA World Cup kicks off this summer. The event, organized by the ...
Mar 03, 2026
NHL commissioner Bettman says criticism of U.S. men's team at Olympics 'unfortunate'
CALGARY - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman declined an opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on the political aspect of the U.S. hockey celebration at the Milan Cortina Olympics, but did say he thought what wa...
Mar 03, 2026
Bettman quiet on potential World Cup bids from Alberta, but suggests there's interest
CALGARY - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was hesitant to lay out details about potential bids to host the World Cup of Hockey in Alberta, but suggested Tuesday that there was interest. The NHL and NHL ...
Mar 03, 2026
FIFA puts World Cup playoff tickets on sale for less than $17 for matches in Mexico
Tickets for the playoffs in Mexico that will determine two of the final World Cup berths are being sold by FIFA for less than $17, far less than the $4,185 to $8,680 FIFA is charging for this year's f...
Mar 03, 2026
NLL defenceman La Roue looking forward to donning football pads at CFL combine
Sam La Roue is getting another chance to be a football player. The six-foot-four, 220-pound receiver figured he was done in the sport after the Western Mustangs lost 51-31 to Wilfrid Laurier in the 20...
Mar 03, 2026
Tirotta hits three-run homer, Blue Jays beat Canada 10-7 in WBC tune-up
DUNEDIN - Riley Tirotta hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Canada's national baseball team 10-7 in an exhibition game Tuesday afternoon. Tirotta's homer came ...
Mar 03, 2026
U.S. women expect tougher test against Canada this time at SheBelieves Cup
United States coach Emma Hayes is expecting to face a tougher Canada on Wednesday than the side that meekly succumbed 3-0 to the Americans in July the last time they met. "Canada is in a different pla...
Mar 03, 2026
Atlanta Braves' Jurickson Profar suspended for 2026 season following second positive drug test
NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for the 2026 season by Major League Baseball on Tuesday following his second positive test for a performance-enhancing drug. Pr...
Mar 03, 2026
Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels' stories that highlighted his time at "Saturday Night Live" and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women's captain H...
Mar 03, 2026
Scherzer calls daughter's letter to Blue Jays 'the cutest thing you can possibly imagine'
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Max Scherzer says the note his daughter composed asking the Toronto Blue Jays to re-sign the three-time Cy Young Award winner arose as his kids were writing letters to Santa Claus...
Mar 03, 2026