Category Archives: Sports

CALGARY - World Cup matches and an Olympic Games would put Canada front and centre in the sports world in 2026. Canada’s successful bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup with the United States and M...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Matt Duffy’s RBI single with two outs in the ninth drove in the game’s only run in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Duffy d...

TORONTO - The Toronto Marlies plan to stick with goaltender Garret Sparks for Thursday’s decisive Game 7 of the Calder Cup final against the Texas Stars. Sparks had a rare off-game in a 5-2 loss...

Home field is definitely an advantage for the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary (2-0) hosts the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday night having complied a stellar 40-6 record at McMahon Stadium over the last six ...

TORONTO - The prospect of coaching a World Cup on home soil helped draw John Herdman to leave his New Zealand coaching job to take over the Canadian women. “Are we the favourites for this event?...

TORONTO - For an upstart league looking to generate buzz ahead of its kickoff next spring, the timing of the 2026 World Cup host announcement appears to be ideal for the Canadian Premier League. The C...

TORONTO - The salary cap era in the CFL has been good for Canadian offensive linemen. In the pass-happy league, starting quarterbacks have always been the most important players and therefore the high...

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says it’s exciting that North America has won the bid to host the 2026 World Cup, but he says the work is now just beginning. Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto are in the ...

TORONTO - Eldon Miller said just five people showed up for the first players meeting he held as head basketball coach at Northern Iowa. One of them was Nick Nurse. A college coach lifer at “almo...

STUTTGART, Germany - Milos Raonic made a winning return to the court while Denis Shapovalov was upset by a qualifier Wednesday at the Stuttgart Open. Raonic, the seventh seed from Thornhill, Ont., fir...