Category Archives: Sports

VANCOUVER - The finish line is in sight but the Vancouver Whitecaps have some hills to climb to claim a spot in Major League Soccer’s playoffs. The Whitecaps hope to gain some ground in the race...

TORONTO - John Tavares, Tracey Kelusky and Josh Sanderson were all selected for induction into the National Lacrosse League’s Hall of Fame on Thursday. The three stars will be enshrined into the...

LONDON - Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat ur...

TORONTO - Melvin Upton Jr. bops his head to the music blaring in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse, seemingly at ease. He shares a quick laugh with Devon Travis moments later, the two trading what looks...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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). ...