Category Archives: Sports

Canada's men's soccer team won't play in Tokyo Olympics after 2-0 loss to Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Canada has fallen short in its bid for its first Olympic men's soccer berth in 37 years.Uriel Antuna and Johan Vasquez scored to lift mighty Mexico to a 2-0 victory over Canada i...
Mar 28, 2021

McCollum, Lillard lead Blazers past Raptors 122-117
TAMPA, Fla. - CJ McCollum scored seven of his 23 points in the final two minutes and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-117 on Sunday night. Damian Lillard had 22 points and 11 as...
Mar 28, 2021

Canada's World Cup qualifying game postponed due to missing Caymans COVID tests
BRADENTON, Fla. - Canada's World Cup qualifying match against the Cayman Islands, scheduled for Sunday, has been pushed back to Monday because of an issue with COVID-19 testing among the Cayman camp. ...
Mar 28, 2021

After tough run with Sabres, Staal looking forward to fresh start in Montreal
MONTREAL - Eric Staal says he got goosebumps as he drove toward the Canadian border to start the next chapter of his NHL career. With the foundering Buffalo Sabres safely in his rear-view mirror, Staa...
Mar 28, 2021

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops another close match against John Isner in Miami
MIAMI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to American John Isner in a third-round match at the Miami Open on Sunday. Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, also lost to Isner in two tiebre...
Mar 28, 2021

Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win F1 season-opener
SAKHIR, Bahrain - World champion Lewis Hamilton just held off Max Verstappen to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and clinch the 96th Formula One win of his career on Sunday. The race was effe...
Mar 28, 2021

Youngest member of Olympic team enjoying first taste of Canada program
Lucas Dias has long been ahead of the game. At eight or nine, he was playing with kids two years older at the Sporting FC Academy in Toronto. Moving to Portugal at 11, he was the youngest at Sporting ...
Mar 28, 2021

Johnny Gaudreau paces Calgary Flames to 4-2 win over Winnipeg Jets
CALGARY - Johnny Gaudreau responded to a barb from his coach with a pair of assists for the Calgary Flames in a 4-2 win Saturday over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Josh Leivo, Mark Giordano, Andrew Mang...
Mar 27, 2021

Sloppy Toronto Arrows lose second straight to open Major League Rugby season
HERRIMAN, Utah - The Toronto Arrows fell to 0-2-0 after a sloppy performance in a 39-24 loss to the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby play on Saturday. The Arrows, still showing rust from a pre-seas...
Mar 27, 2021

Boston Pride edges Minnesota 4-3 for NWHL Isobel Cup
BOSTON - Lexie Laing and Taylor Wenczkowski scored power play goals and the Boston Pride became the first two-time winner of the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 win over the defending champion Minnesota Whiteca...
Mar 27, 2021