Category Archives: Sports
British singer Robbie Williams turns heads with gesture during pre-World Cup set
MOSCOW - British singer Robbie Williams had social media aflutter Thursday when he flipped off a global TV audience in the opening ceremony of the World Cup. The 44-year-old Williams showed the world ...
Jun 14, 2018
How Fox's businesses would match up with Disney and Comcast
NEW YORK - Competing bids from Comcast and Disney for the bulk of Twenty-First Century Fox come as the media landscape changes and companies get more involved in both creating and distributing content...
Jun 14, 2018
MMA star McGregor says he regrets Brooklyn melee
NEW YORK - Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor expressed regret Thursday for a backstage melee at a Brooklyn arena that saw him caught on camera hurling a hand truck at a bus full of fighters, and ...
Jun 14, 2018
With 2026 World Cup coming to Canada, a look at the legacy other big events have left
A joint North American bid won the right to host the 2026 World Cup in a vote of FIFA’s member delegations on Wednesday, meaning the massive soccer tournament will make its way to Canada for the...
Jun 14, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games (All times Eastern) MLB American League Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0 Boston 5, Baltimore 1 Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 6 Detroit 5, Minnesota 2 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2 Houston 13...
Jun 14, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games (All times Eastern) MLB American League Tampa Bay 1, Toronto 0 Boston 5, Baltimore 1 Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 6 Detroit 5, Minnesota 2 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2 Houston 13...
Jun 14, 2018
Toronto FC roars back to tie D.C. United 4-4 on a crazy night at BMO Field
Toronto FC turned one of the team’s most horrific first halves into one of its best comebacks. But captain Michael Bradley certainly wasn’t celebrating after a crazy night at BMO Field. Ni...
Jun 13, 2018
AS Blainville advances in Canadian Championships with 1-0 win over Oakville
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Diyaeddine Abzi scored in the added time of the first half as AS Blainville topped the Oakville Blue Devils 1-0 on Wednesday to win the qualifying round of the expanded Canadian Champi...
Jun 13, 2018
Piatti scores two as Impact win 3-0, hand Orlando sixth straight defeat
MONTREAL - It hasn’t been often this season that the Montreal Impact could say they played well at both ends of the field. So putting up three goals and keeping a clean sheet felt good for the I...
Jun 13, 2018
Pressure on star Bombers RB Harris to deliver with Nichols on the shelf
WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris is ready, willing and more than able to carry a heavier load to start the season. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers veteran running back may have to do that right away as the team ope...
Jun 13, 2018