Category Archives: Sports

Insigne returns but Bernardeschi now listed as questionable for Toronto FC
TORONTO - The door to the trainer's room keeps swinging for Toronto FC. One week after Lorenzo Insigne - in a 14-minute cameo appearance off the bench - returned to action after missing six games with...
Apr 20, 2023

June UFC 289 card in Vancouver gets influx of Canadian fighter talent
Six Canadians and one Canadian-based fighter have been added to the June 10 UFC 289 card at Vancouver's Rogers Arena. The six Canadians are flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius, bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi,...
Apr 20, 2023

Canada's Dillon Brooks trying to get under LeBron's skin for Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Calling the NBA's all-time leading scorer - regular season and playoffs - old and just another player might not seem very smart to most folks. For Dillon Brooks, that's just the ...
Apr 20, 2023

'A tough loss': Maple Leafs moving on minus suspended forward Michael Bunting
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are moving on minus Michael Bunting. They don't have any other choice. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe and his players were largely tight-lipped about the three-game suspens...
Apr 20, 2023

Tsitsipas, Rublev to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Top-seeded men's players Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Andrey Rublev of Russia are joining Bjorn Borg's Team Europe for this year's Laver Cup in Vancouver. Tsitsipas, ranked fourth in t...
Apr 20, 2023

Do not disturb is a hockey player's best friend during Stanley Cup playoffs
EDMONTON - NHL players' phones start chiming and pinging like casinos when the playoffs start. Moms, dads, siblings, cousins, minor hockey teammates, high-school classmates and that guy who fixed the ...
Apr 20, 2023

Canada's Dabrowski, partner Stefani lose in doubles quarterfinal at Stuttgart Open
STUTTGART, Germany - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani are out of the Stuttgart Open. The duo lost in the doubles quarterfinal to Alexa Guarachi of Chile and New Zealand'...
Apr 20, 2023

Canada Soccer says it was not consulted on U.S.-Mexico bid for 2027 Women's World Cup
TORONTO - Canada Soccer says it was not consulted about the joint bid by the U.S. and Mexico to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation announced the...
Apr 20, 2023

Canada's Shapovalov ousted from Barcelona Open in straight sets by Greece's Tsitsipas
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been bounced from the Barcelona Open. He lost in straight sets to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the clay court tournament's Round of 16 on Thursday. T...
Apr 20, 2023

Husband and wife Laing and Jones to make world mixed doubles curling debut
Steeped in international curling experience, Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing are about to embark on something new. The couple have a combined nine national championships, five world titles, three Olymp...
Apr 20, 2023