Category Archives: Sports

Jays pitcher Manoah suspended five games for throwing at Oriole
Major League Baseball has suspended Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Baltimore's Maikel Franco. Manoah has elected to appeal the ...
Jun 22, 2021

Montreal offensive-line coach full of praise for Michael Sam after Nassib's statement
Luc Brodeur-Jourdain will always respect former Montreal Alouettes teammate Michael Sam. He feels Sam helped pave the way for a historic moment on Monday night. Brodeur-Jourdain and Sam were both play...
Jun 22, 2021

Despite poor start, Toronto FC sees brighter days ahead on and off the field
Toronto FC believes it can see light at the end of the tunnel, both on and off the pitch. The hope is that with vaccination numbers going up and Ontario slowly re-opening, the MLS team can return home...
Jun 22, 2021

Single-game sports betting about to become legal after Senate passes bill
OTTAWA - Betting on single games of football, hockey and other sports is about to become legal in Canada. The Senate has approved Bill C-218, a private member's bill that amends Criminal Code provisio...
Jun 22, 2021

Canadian Bianca Andreescu wins opener at Wimbledon tune-up event
EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the second round of the Viking International. The third-seeded Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., beat American Christine McHale 6-...
Jun 22, 2021

Stamkos, Vasilevskiy pace Lightning's 8-0 rout of Islanders
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist and Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his fourth career playoff shutout, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning rout the New York Islanders 8-0 in Game ...
Jun 21, 2021

Summer Time: 14-year-old McIntosh wins again at Olympic swim trials
TORONTO - Youth was served in the opening race at the Canadian Olympic swim trials on Monday. A resurgent veteran later capped the evening in style. Summer McIntosh, who edged Rio Olympic star Penny O...
Jun 21, 2021

Southgate wants England to excite again as last 16 looms
LONDON (AP) - With a place in the round of 16 secured before taking to the field again, England has a chance to rediscover its attacking flair against the Czech Republic on Tuesday at the European Cha...
Jun 21, 2021

Denmark beats Russia 4-1 to advance at Euro 2020
COPENHAGEN - After scoring a goal to help Denmark advance at the European Championship, Joakim Maehle walked straight to a TV camera and formed a "10" with his fingers. That was for Christian Eriksen....
Jun 21, 2021

Belgium wins 3rd straight at Euro 2020, beats Finland 2-0
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Three straight wins, seven goals and its top players with game time in their legs. For Belgium, the group stage at the European Championship could hardly have gone better. The...
Jun 21, 2021