Category Archives: Sports
Broadcaster Buck Martinez retires after calling over 4,000 Blue Jays games
TORONTO - When Buck Martinez was traded to Toronto in 1981, he saw the city as a good place to end his Major League Baseball career. His relationship with the team would end up lasting decades, as a p...
Feb 06, 2026
Ingram reflects on year past, great aunt following 33-point showing in win over Bulls
TORONTO - Brandon Ingram had plenty to reflect on before he trotted onto the court at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. His strong 33-point performance in the Toronto Raptors' 123-107 victory against the ...
Feb 06, 2026
Kingsbury, Thompson carry Canadian flag as Milan Cortina Olympics open across Italy
MILAN - Two freestyle skiers carried the flag and led the way for hundreds of Team Canada athletes Friday as the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics officially opened with a multi-site ceremony spread acros...
Feb 06, 2026
Lightning beat Panthers 6-1 before Olympic break
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots to improve to 16-0-1 in his past 17 games, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Thursday night in the final game for ...
Feb 05, 2026
Canada's Newman denies taking PEDs after suspension due to whereabouts failures
Alysha Newman says it's a first and that she has always been and always will be a clean athlete. The 2024 Olympic bronze medallist in women's pole vault was provisionally suspended by the Athletic Int...
Feb 05, 2026
Tim Stutzle's goal 47 seconds into OT helps Senators beat Flyers 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tim Stutzle charged past Philadelphia defenseman Travis Sanheim and scored on a back-hand shot 47 seconds into overtime Thursday night, helping the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory...
Feb 05, 2026
Ingram's 33-point performance fuels Raptors' 123-107 win over Bulls
TORONTO - Brandon Ingram celebrated his one-year anniversary with the Toronto Raptors with a 33-point performance in a 123-107 win against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. Ingram, acquired at the NBA tr...
Feb 05, 2026
All-star Josh Naylor headlines Canada's World Baseball Classic roster
OTTAWA - All-star first baseman Josh Naylor is among the 30 players named to Canada's World Baseball Classic roster, Baseball Canada announced Thursday. Naylor, who plays for the MLB's Seattle Mariner...
Feb 05, 2026
Toronto Raptors avoid luxury tax, add depth at centre at NBA trade deadline
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster had a short to-do list ahead of the NBA's trade deadline: avoid the luxury tax and add some depth at centre. He feels he checked both those boxe...
Feb 05, 2026
Auger-Aliassime tops Wawrinka in straight sets to advance to Open Occitanie quarters
MONTPELLIER - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-6 (3) in second-round men's singles tennis action at the Open Occitanie on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime fired 16 a...
Feb 05, 2026