Category Archives: Sports
Jonathan Osorio's future looks bright, but where will his skills take him?
TORONTO - Vancouver Whitecaps teenage star Alphonso Davies appears headed to Europe. Toronto FC fans are wondering whether fellow Canadian Jonathan Osorio may also soon be on the move. The 26-year-old...
Jul 23, 2018
Deal to send 17-year-old Alphonso Davies to Europe not finalized: Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Rumours continue to swirl about a deal that would send the teenage star of the Vancouver Whitecaps to an elite European soccer club, but teammates say Alphonso Davies isn’t letting s...
Jul 23, 2018
TFC's Inebriatti supporters group takes responsibility for fiery Ottawa display
Toronto FC’s so-called Inebriatti supporters’ group has taken responsibility for last week’s fiery display in Ottawa during the Canadian Championship semifinal. The MLS club suspende...
Jul 23, 2018
Alouettes acquire receiver Adarius Bowman in trade with Blue Bombers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have acquired struggling receiver Adarius Bowman from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Bombers sent the 33-year-old Bowman to Montreal for a conditional eighth-round pi...
Jul 23, 2018
Kay MacBeth, the last surviving member of the Edmonton Grads, dies at 96
TORONTO - They were basketball’s version of “A League of Their Own,” only better, a group of trailblazing women who utterly dominated their sport for a quarter of a century. And on S...
Jul 23, 2018
Canadian teen Auger-Aliassime advances to second round at Swiss Open
GSTAAD, Switzerland - Canadian wild-card Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Swiss Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over Argentina’s Guido Anderozz...
Jul 23, 2018
Swimmer Ryan Lochte suspended until July 2019 for use of IV
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Ryan Lochte posted a photo for the world to see, and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency noticed. It got him suspended - again. The longtime U.S. swimming star has been banned from com...
Jul 23, 2018
Swiss star Roger Federer drops out of Rogers Cup in Toronto
TORONTO - Roger Federer has dropped out of the Rogers Cup next month in Toronto. The world No. 2 from Switzerland lost against Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the final of the event last year in M...
Jul 23, 2018
Canadian middle-distance runner Knight turns pro, signs with Reebok
TORONTO - When Justyn Knight ran an impressive 5,000-metre time as a high schooler at St. Michael’s College, his coach Frank Bergin told him to clear out a drawer to store all the college recrui...
Jul 23, 2018
Canadian Penny Oleksiak withdraws from Pan Pacs to prepare for push to 2020
EDMONTON - Canadian Penny Oleksiak will not compete at next month’s Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. The four-time Olympic medallist won the 100-metre freestyle and 100 butterfly at this week...
Jul 22, 2018