Category Archives: Sports
Oleksiak leads strong Canadian team into Olympic closing ceremony
RIO DE JANEIRO - Penny Oleksiak led Canada to the podium four times at the Rio Olympics. It was only fitting then that she led the Canadian delegation into Maracana Stadium for the closing ceremony of...
Aug 21, 2016
Ramirez's 2-run homer in 8th lifts Indians past Blue Jays
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona was relieved following Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer off Brett Cecil in the eighth inning and the Ind...
Aug 21, 2016

West Ham, Middlesbrough earn 1st wins in Premier League
The first Premier League game staged at the centerpiece stadium of the London Olympics in 2012 served up some late drama Sunday, with new tenant West Ham scoring in the 85th minute to earn a 1-0 win o...
Aug 21, 2016

Aaron Sanchez sent to minors as Blue Jays limit innings; Aaron Loup recalled
CLEVELAND - Aaron Sanchez is being sent to the minor leagues as the Toronto Blue Jays skip a start to limit his innings. Toronto optioned the 24-year-old right-hander to Class A Dunedin on Sunday, and...
Aug 21, 2016
Friday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL Edmonton 46 Toronto 23 Hamilton 53 Saskatchewan 7 — MLB American Toronto 6 Cleveland 5 Tampa Bay 8 Texas 2 Houston 12 Baltimore 2 Boston 3 Detroit 2 Chicago White Sox ...
Aug 20, 2016
Peterson, Feilhaber lead Sporting KC past Whitecaps, 2-0
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Benny Feilhaber scored and assisted on Jacob Peterson’s goal in Sporting Kansas City’s 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Peterson redirected a...
Aug 20, 2016
Encarnacion, Osuna lead Blue Jays over Indians 6-5
CLEVELAND - Roberto Osuna had no negative thoughts when Tyler Naquin came to the plate in the ninth inning. And this time the Toronto Blue Jays closer emerged victorious. Osuna bounced back from a nig...
Aug 20, 2016

Collaros throws five TDs, Tiger-Cats earn first home win of season
HAMILTON - Zach Collaros set a new career-high for touchdown passes in a single game on Saturday, but it was news to him. Collaros threw for five touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hammered the vis...
Aug 20, 2016

Fire shock struggling Impact 3-0 for first away win in more than two years
MONTREAL - There was booing at Saputo Stadium as the Montreal Impact trudged off after conceding the Chicago Fire a first road win in more than two years. The last-place Fire played a near-perfect cou...
Aug 20, 2016

Ryan Lochte says 'immature behaviour' got him into a mess
NEW YORK - American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he over-exaggerated what happened at a Rio de Janeiro gas station and acknowledged it was his “immature behaviour” that got him and three teamm...
Aug 20, 2016