Category Archives: Sports

UK police investigate claim Wimbledon player was poisoned
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...
Aug 11, 2016

Upton adjusting to new Toronto: 'It's feeling better and better every day'
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...
Aug 11, 2016

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