Category Archives: Sports

Whitecaps slim playoff hopes snuffed out by 3-1 loss to New York City FC
VANCOUVER - The inevitable became reality for the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday night. A 3-1 loss to New York City FC officially ended the Whitecaps' slim-to-none hopes of reaching the Major League Soc...
Sep 02, 2019

Mexico hands Canada first loss at Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier
SURREY, B.C. - Coach Mark Smith says Canada's women's softball team knows their Olympic fate is in their own hands. The squad dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 5-ranked Mexico at the Softball Americas Oly...
Sep 02, 2019

Cavan Biggio's two-run homer powers Toronto Blue Jays past Houston Astros 6-4
TORONTO - There are some games where it feels like the Toronto Blue Jays are taking years off of Charlie Montoyo's life. Toronto's 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon was one of...
Sep 02, 2019

September Scramble: MLB playoff spots, intriguing plots
All-Star ace Luis Severino heating up in the bullpen, maybe. Gavin Lux making his debut, Bruce Bochy saying farewell. Plus playoff spots and seeding. Major League Baseball is heading toward a Septembe...
Sep 02, 2019

Ticats post second-half rally to register Labour Day victory over Argos
HAMILTON - Jackson Bennett and Bralon Addison scored fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats rallied for a 38-27 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonuats on Monday. A...
Sep 02, 2019

France's Ferrand Prevot takes gold medal at mountain bike world championship
MONT SAINTE-ANNE, Que. - Catherine Prendel was going strong through the first half of Sunday's race at the UCI mountain bike world championship. But a spill on a mound of boulders in the third lap pro...
Sep 02, 2019

Camargo, Donaldson hit HRs as Braves beat Blue Jays 6-3
ATLANTA - Josh Donaldson and Johan Camargo hit two-run homers and Mike Soroka snapped a streak of eight starts without a win as the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Monday. The NL East...
Sep 02, 2019

Toro's former coach elated by Canadian's role in Verlander no-hitter
Abraham Toro's former coach wasn't surprised to see the Canadian launch the home run into the Rogers Centre stands that gave Justin Verlander some run support during his latest no-hitter. He...
Sep 02, 2019

Canada's coach Nick Nurse well-versed in Lithuanian centre Valanciunas
DONGGUAN, China - There are few coaches - or maybe no coaches - on the planet who know Jonas Valanciunas's basketball game better than Nick Nurse. When Nurse was hired as an assistant with the To...
Sep 02, 2019

Toronto Wolfpack win 20th rugby league game in a row, relegating Barrow Raiders
TORONTO - Military planes and a helicopter flew loudly above Lamport Stadium on Saturday as the Toronto Wolfpack celebrated "Forces & Families Day." At field level, it was one-way traffic with the...
Sep 02, 2019