Category Archives: Sports

Toronto's BMO Field to host 3 World Cup qualifying matches in September, October
Toronto will host three Canadian World Cup qualifying matches in September and October. BMO Field will be the site for Canadian men's games against Honduras on Sept. 2, El Salvador on Sept. 8 and Pana...
Aug 09, 2021

Two Toronto Arrows named to Major League Rugby's first all-star team
Toronto Arrows co-captains Lucas Rumball and Ben LeSage have been named to Major League Rugby's first all-star team for the 2021 season. Former Canadian international DTH van der Merwe was one five me...
Aug 09, 2021

Cooper to guide Team Canada in Beijing, so long as NHL players compete
CALGARY - If NHL players are able to participate at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench. Hockey Canada has announced Tampa Bay Lightning co...
Aug 09, 2021

Veselinovic's goal helps Whitecaps tie Galaxy 1-1
CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Ranko Veselinovic scored his first MLS goal to help the Vancouver Whitecaps tie the LA Galaxy 1-1 on Sunday night. Veselinovic, a 22-year-old defender, capped the scoring with a ...
Aug 08, 2021

Mitchell's friends cheer gold medallist while wearing her old racing skin suits
EDMONTON - As Kelsey Mitchell was cycling for Olympic gold in Tokyo, her friends back home in Edmonton were donning her old racing skin suits and cheering her on as they watched the track competition ...
Aug 08, 2021

CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis enters COVID-19 protocols
WASHINGTON - CF Montreal says goalkeeper James Pantemis has been placed in COVID-19 protocols. The club says in a release that it "continues to follow and abide by all of the COVID-19 protocols as set...
Aug 08, 2021

Abraham Ancer of Mexico wins FedEx St Jude Invitational
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Abraham Ancer of Mexico won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns with a 6-foot birdie p...
Aug 08, 2021

Blue Jays beat Red Sox after three-run homer by George Springer in 8th inning
TORONTO - An eighth-inning, three-run homer from George Springer provided the Blue Jays with the perfect ending to their triumphant 10-day, 11-game Rogers Centre return. The Blue Jays fell behind by a...
Aug 08, 2021

Raptors re-sign restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to multi-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have re-signed restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to a multi-year contract. The 22-year-old guard had career-best numbers last season in 58 games and 38 starts between ...
Aug 08, 2021

Canadian athletes stay healthy and find success at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Sporting white pants, a blue jean jacket and black ballcap, decathlon champion Damian Warner proudly waved the Maple Leaf as he entered the Olympic Stadium as Canadian flag-bearer. The image w...
Aug 08, 2021