Category Archives: Sports
MLB extends administrative leave of Jays closer Osuna for fifth time
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has extended the administrative leave of Toronto closer Roberto Osuna by seven days through June 18, the fifth time the initial seven-day period has been lengthened. O...
Jun 11, 2018
Winnipeg Blue Bombers name rookie Chris Streveler as their starter
WINNIPEG - Rookie Chris Streveler will start at quarterback for Winnipeg on Thursday night when the Blue Bombers kick off the 2018 CFL season against the Edmonton Eskimos. Streveler replaces incumbent...
Jun 11, 2018
West Indies cricket star has no problem playing with disgraced Australia skipper
TORONTO - West Indies cricket star Darren Sammy says he has no problem playing with disgraced former Australia skipper Steve Smith in the Global T20 Canada tournament. Sammy and Smith were the top two...
Jun 11, 2018
'I'm so happy': Dennis Rodman weeps as Trump and Kim meet
SINGAPORE - Former NBA star Dennis Rodman openly wept on television in a live interview from Singapore as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met for the first time. The eccentr...
Jun 11, 2018
Miller has 19 points, eight boards as Canada improves to 2-0 at FIBA U18 event
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Emanuel Miller had 19 points and eight rebounds as Canada defeated Ecuador 115-75 on Monday, to remain undefeated at the FIBA U18 Americas basketball championship. A.J. Lawson a...
Jun 11, 2018
The presence of Johnny Football looms on Hamilton Tiger-Cats sideline
HAMILTON - It has taken five years, but Jeremiah Masoli is finally a starting CFL quarterback. The 29-year-old secured the No. 1 spot with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after leading the team to a 6-4 recor...
Jun 11, 2018
From the dinner table to FIFA Council vote, how Canada's World Cup bid evolved
TORONTO - It started in November 2010 with a meal at Vancouver’s Il Giardino restaurant. Victor Montagliani, then vice-president of the Canadian Soccer Association, and Peter Montopoli, the asso...
Jun 11, 2018
Canada's Anicka Newell excited to showcase pole vault in Nathan Phillips Square
TORONTO - When a back injury ended Anicka Newell’s gymnastics career, she missed the thrill of flying through the air. She found it in pole vault. The 24-year-old makes a living hurling herself ...
Jun 11, 2018
Canada opens the 3x3 World Cup basketball tournament with pair of wins
BOCAUE, Philippines - Canada booked its spot in the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3×3 World Cup with another pair of victories on Monday. Michael Linklater, Steve Sir, Jermaine Bucknor and Michael Li...
Jun 11, 2018
Hadwin confident well-rounded game will pay off at tricky Shinnecock Hills
Adam Hadwin’s work on his all-around game has resulted in a steady PGA Tour season, but he hopes it pays bigger dividends at a U.S. Open course known to reward versatile golfers. The native of A...
Jun 11, 2018