Category Archives: Sports
B.C. Lions host Winnipeg Blue Bombers at home following road success
There are two different twists this week for the B.C. Lions. The Lions (3-1) are home Friday night to Winnipeg (2-1) following three straight road wins over East Division rivals, and they’ll lik...
Jul 18, 2017
Emmanuel runs Canadian 200 record, breaking one of track's oldest records
CORK, Ireland - Crystal Emmanuel broke the Canadian record in the 200 metres on Tuesday, rewriting one of the oldest records on the books. The 25-year-old from Toronto sprinted to a time of 22.50 seco...
Jul 18, 2017
Ottawa Redblacks look to get into win column when they face Alouettes
OTTAWA - The Grey Cup champion Ottawa Redblacks haven’t won a game this season. But don’t call them desperate. “Desperate is a terrible word to describe us, but hungry would be a gre...
Jul 18, 2017
Canada bats go silent in loss to U.S. in U19 World Cup cricket qualifier
KING CITY, Ont. - The U.S. defeated Canada by four wickets Tuesday at the ICC Americas Under-19s World Cup Qualifier. The Americans won the toss and elected to field, restricting Canada to 63 runs in ...
Jul 18, 2017
Ujiri: Raptors have "signed a sniper;" team introduces sharp-shooter C.J. Miles
TORONTO - The NBA’s shift toward three-point shooting has a big fan in C.J. Miles. The Toronto Raptors swingman has developed into one of the league’s elite sharp-shooters, and the three-p...
Jul 18, 2017
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore shows selfless side on and off soccer pitch
TORONTO - Reporters who cover Toronto FC know the quickest way to turn off Jozy Altidore is to ask him about his own accomplishments. But quiz him about a colleague or the team’s performance and...
Jul 18, 2017
Impact hope to erase disappointing first half with win over Union
MONTREAL - If the Montreal Impact hope to make the MLS playoffs, head coach Mauro Biello says his side needs to learn from its mistakes in the first half of the season. The Impact begin the second hal...
Jul 18, 2017
Weertman edges Wilimovsky for 10K open water title at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - After swimming for almost two hours in open water, Olympic champion Ferry Weertman edged defending champion Jordan Wilimovsky by one tenth of a second for the 10-kilometre title at...
Jul 18, 2017
Cowboys' Whitehead: Stolen dog is safely back home
DALLAS - Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead says his beloved dog Blitz is back home after someone took the pitbull and demanded a $10,000 ransom. Whitehead posted a video of Blitz on his Snapchat a...
Jul 18, 2017
Raptors' Ujiri taking his Giants of Africa camp to six African countries
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri is taking his Giants of Africa camps to six countries in August. The Toronto Raptors president announced Tuesday that the camp, dedicated to supporting the growth of basketball i...
Jul 18, 2017