Category Archives: Sports

Versatile Canadian-born ESPN sportscaster John Saunders dies at 61
Tributes poured in Wednesday for Canadian-born sportscaster John Saunders, the original voice of the Toronto Raptors and a fixture for nearly 30 years on ESPN in the U.S., after the network announced ...
Aug 11, 2016
Tuesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 7 Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Yankees 9 Boston 4 Houston at Minnesota, ppd. Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 2 (14 innings) Oakland 1 Baltimore 0 Seattle 3 Detr...
Aug 10, 2016

Canadian women add to medal haul with bronze in 4x200 freestyle relay
RIO DI JANIERO, Brazil - Canadian women continued to add to the country’s medal haul on Wednesday night at the Rio Summer Games. The women’s 4×200-metre relay team, comprised of risin...
Aug 10, 2016

J.A. Happ continues magical season with 16th win; Blue Jays beat Rays
TORONTO - Even if he’d like to steer clear of the topic, Cy Young Award chatter is improbably surrounding J.A. Happ as the veteran left-hander continues to pile up victories. Happ became the fir...
Aug 10, 2016

Canadian women win bronze medal in 4x200-metre freestyle relay at Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Canadian women’s 4×200-metre freestyle relay team won bronze at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday night. Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., B.C.-born Taylor Ruck of Scott...
Aug 10, 2016

Eskimos lineup to be bolstered by return of Sorensen versus Montreal Alouettes
EDMONTON - Help is on the way for quarterback Mike Reilly and the Edmonton Eskimos. Centre Justin Sorensen returns to the lineup Thursday night when Edmonton (2-4) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (2-4). ...
Aug 10, 2016

Blue Jays put slugger Jose Bautista on 15-day disabled list with knee sprain
TORONTO - Jose Bautista is headed back to the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee. The Blue Jays outfielder, who only just returned from a stint on the DL, injured the knee as he attempted ...
Aug 10, 2016
Maxime Comtois scores two short-handed goal to lead Canada past Sweden 4-1
BRATISKLAVA, Slovakia - Maxime Comtois scored two short-handed goals to lead Canada’s under-18 men’s hockey team past Sweden 4-1 at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on Wednesday. Despite the w...
Aug 10, 2016
FIFA confirms ethics probe into head of Brazilian soccer
RIO DE JANEIRO - FIFA ethics investigators confirmed Wednesday that they are formally investigating the indicted head of Brazilian soccer, just days after he met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino ....
Aug 10, 2016
Toronto Wolfpack add Canadian international Rhys Jacks to growing roster
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack has signed its first Canadian player. Rhys Jacks will join the rugby league squad for its inaugural season in the spring of 2017. The Australian-born Jacks is Canadian t...
Aug 10, 2016