Category Archives: Sports

Bulls open six-game road trip Tuesday night in Sylvan Lake
The Lethbridge Bulls begin a six-game-in-six-day road trip, starting this evening in Sylvan Lake.The Toros will then move on to Fort Mac to play tomorrow through Saturday night, before a stop a stop i...
Jun 09, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge Bulls Baseball Club)

Jayden Nelson replaces injured Marcelo Flores on Canada's World Cup roster
TORONTO - Jayden Nelson enjoyed a full circle moment Tuesday as his latest soccer achievement took him back to a venue he knows well. The 23-year-old winger from Brampton, Ont., was named to Canada's ...
Jun 09, 2026

Ali Ahmed credits Canada coach Jesse Marsch for elevating his game to the World Cup
Ali Ahmed has become a model of the fast, aggressive style Jesse Marsch wants from the Canadian men's national team. That wasn't always the case. When Marsch first took over as Canada's coach two year...
Jun 09, 2026

Canada's Diallo falls in opener, ending Libema Open title defence
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Canadian Gabriel Diallo, the defending champion, dropped his opening match at the Libema Open grass-court tournament Tuesday, falling 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to France's Adrian Mannarino. Dia...
Jun 09, 2026

Butterflies Galore: A home World Cup can take nervousness to a different level
TORONTO - Canadian soccer great Christine Sinclair remembers the unique buildup ahead of the first Women's World Cup to be played in her home country. The feeling that an entire nation was watching th...
Jun 09, 2026

'In our blood': Canada's booming Latin American community warms up for World Cup
VANCOUVER - When Ramon Pelayo moved to Canada from Mexico about eight years ago, he had no idea he'd end up cutting hair a short walk away from a World Cup venue. Now the owner of La Familia Mexican B...
Jun 09, 2026

Beaver sculptures welcome tourists in downtown Toronto ahead of World Cup
TORONTO - Four-foot-tall rodents have taken over downtown Toronto. Some lurk under trees, while others peer through office tower windows or stand guard near busy intersections. It's hard to miss these...
Jun 09, 2026

Victor Wembanyama carries Spurs to 115-111 win that cuts Knicks' NBA Finals lead to 2-1
NEW YORK (AP) - Victor Wembanyama has his first NBA Finals win - and the New York Knicks suddenly have a lot of work left to end their 53-year championship drought. Wembanyama had 32 points, eight reb...
Jun 08, 2026

Corbin, Blue Jays offence fall flat in 5-2 loss to Phillies
TORONTO - It was a rare occurrence for Patrick Corbin this season. The veteran left-hander had a disastrous third inning where the Philadelphia Phillies scored three consecutive runs with the bases lo...
Jun 08, 2026

Disastrous third inning sinks Blue Jays in 5-2 loss to Phillies
TORONTO - Alec Bohm kick-started a three-run third-inning with an RBI single, Cristopher Sanchez had 10 strikeouts, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Monday. Adolis Garci...
Jun 08, 2026