Category Archives: Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada defeated New Zealand on Saturday to win a bronze medal in the women’s track cycling team pursuit event at the Rio Olympics. Montreal’s Kirsti Lay, Calgary’s A...

TORONTO - After allowing two earned runs on three hits in the first inning, Aaron Sanchez knew he had to make adjustments to avoid his second consecutive loss. The 24-year-old right-hander made the ne...

LONDON - Pep Guardiola’s first match in charge of Manchester City ended with an unconvincing 2-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday, just hours after the new English Premier League season got under...

NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez has been unconditionally released by the New York Yankees, ending his 12 years in pinstripes and perhaps his big league career after 22 seasons. New York’s move Saturda...

SEATTLE - He’s notched more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, wrote the definitive guidebooks to a major North American mountain range, and at age 93, Fred Beckey is still plott...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rosie MacLennan’s historic defence of her Olympic trampoline title highlighted a three-medal day for Canada on Friday at the Rio Games. MacLennan delivered an impressive mix of ...

VANCOUVER - At a time of the year when they need to be playing at their best the Vancouver Whitecaps struggled in a 2-1 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer Friday night. The defeat...

Friday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 34 Toronto 17 — NFL Pre-Season Detroit 30 Pittsburgh 17 Minnesota 17 Cincinnati 16 Miami 27 N.Y. Giants 10 Green Bay 17 Cleveland 11 Oakland 31 Arizona 10 ̵...

BRASILIA, Brazil - Taunted by local fans since the Olympics began and stinging from a surprising loss, Hope Solo called Sweden a “bunch of cowards.” The U.S. goalkeeper criticized the Swed...

TORONTO - Matt Nichols and a tenacious defence have the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on a nice roll. Nichols threw two TD strikes while the defence forced six turnovers as Winnipeg dismantled the Toronto Arg...