Category Archives: Sports

Grichuk hits 3-run homer in 7th, Blue Jays beat Rays 6-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Monday. Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) replaced Edgar Garca with o...
Aug 24, 2020

Canadian Alphonso Davies caps '20 season with Champions League title
Talal Al-Awaid isn't surprised to see Alphonso Davies starring on soccer's world stage, but even the Edmonton soccer coach is somewhat taken aback by the 19-year-old Canadian'...
Aug 24, 2020

Flames to determine in off-season if what they have is worth keeping
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says he is impressed with how his team came together this season through some unprecedented times - from a very public coaching change to a playoff r...
Aug 24, 2020

76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday, a day after his seventh season ended in a post-season sweep. The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in...
Aug 24, 2020

Report: Argonauts quarteback Bethel-Thompson opting out of CFL contract
Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson reportedly is opting out of his CFL contract. Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network reported Monday that Bethel-Thompson was opting out of his ...
Aug 24, 2020

One year out from Games, Dixon says Paralympic athletes thrive in adversity
Stephanie Dixon had a simple message to Canada's Paralympic athletes one year out from the Tokyo Games: You've got this. Like the Olympics, the Paralympics were pushed back a year due to COVID-19...
Aug 24, 2020

Canadian Milos Raonic beats Daniel Evans, advances to round of 16
Canada's Milos Raonic has advanced to the round of 16 at the Western & Southern Open. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., beat Great Britain's Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-5 in a second-round match at the openin...
Aug 24, 2020

Blue Jays acquire 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach from Mariners
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired struggling slugger Daniel Vogelbach from the Seattle Mariners for $100,000. The Blue Jays announced the move Sunday night. The 27-year-old Vogelbach was a...
Aug 24, 2020

Bubble fatigue cited as mental challenge during NHL playoffs
The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL's two playoff bubbles isn't exactly glamorous. Having spent nearly a month cooped up at the tunnel-connect...
Aug 24, 2020

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry diagnosed with left ankle sprain
Kyle Lowry has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, the Toronto Raptors announced Monday. The six-time all-star guard suffered the injury when he stepped on the foot of Chris Chiozza late in the f...
Aug 24, 2020