Category Archives: Sports

Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello fined by MLS disciplinary committee
Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello has been fined by the MLS disciplinary committee for "failure to leave the field in a timely manner" after being sent off in the fifth minute of TFC's 3-1 loss to CF...
Sep 02, 2021

Redblacks host Alouettes in matchup of two teams with a lot to prove
Ottawa Redblacks head coach Paul LaPolice is not a patient man by his own admission, and with his team struggling offensively change could be inevitable. The Redblacks (1-2-0) will play their first ga...
Sep 02, 2021

Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the nameless guy who can do martial arts but inevitably loses out to a more skilled white guy. It was one of his very first stunt job...
Sep 02, 2021

OHL suspends controversial Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely for violating the league's expectation for appropriate conduct by a player. The ...
Sep 02, 2021

Canada, U.S. Eagles renew rivalry in Rugby World Cup qualifying series
Canada and the U.S. Eagles will both be missing players from their starting lineup when they kick off their two-legged Rugby World Cup qualifying series Saturday in St. John's, N.L. Star fly half A.J....
Sep 02, 2021

Harris, Blue Bombers open important home-and-home series with unbeaten Roughriders
Andrew Harris is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, just in time for their crucial Labour Day series with the unbeaten Saskatchewan Roughriders. The veteran running back ran for 81 yards and a TD on...
Sep 02, 2021

Rivard, Lakatos add to medal haul with silver medals at Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO - Canadian Paralympic stars Aurelie Rivard and Brent Lakatos raced to silver medals on Thursday. Rivard, a 25-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was second in the 100-metre backstroke...
Sep 02, 2021

Grichuk sacrifice fly give Blue Jays 5-4 win over Orioles
TORONTO - The Blue Jays overcame their recent late-game offensive struggles with an important victory against the lowly Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. A Randal Grichuk pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the ...
Sep 01, 2021

Battle-hardened Canada ready for final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada got to the final round of World Cup qualifying the hard way. With the CONCACAF road map changing several times as the pandemic played havoc with the world soccer schedule, the 59th-ra...
Sep 01, 2021

Canadians Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime advance to third round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with straight-sets victories on Wednesday. Fernandez moved on with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Eston...
Sep 01, 2021