Category Archives: Sports

Oleksiak, Masse leads strong Canadian women's swim team into world championship
Penny Oleksiak wants two things at the world swim championships. Speed, naturally, but the Toronto teenager also hopes to find elements in her races that require repair ahead of th...
Jul 10, 2019

'Something our sport has never seen': Serena to Wimbledon SF
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 09, 2019

Bieber wins MVP, Cleveland shines in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - Michael Brantley came back, took a well-deserved bow and delivered like always. Shane Bieber pitched a perfect inning and took home an MVP trophy and a shiny new pickup truck. Carlos Carra...
Jul 09, 2019

AL holds off NL for 4-3 win in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - Justin Verlander, Shane Bieber and the American League pitchers plugged power back into the mound. A day after an awesome Home Run Derby got baseball buzzing even more about monster shots,...
Jul 09, 2019

Sophomore Veach looking to reclaim momentum with strong Indy Toronto
TORONTO - Zach Veach was having an inconsistent rookie season before a top-10 finish at last year's Honda Indy Toronto helped turn things around. Faced with a similar situation ahead of this...
Jul 09, 2019

Canadian rugby sevens men book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
A roller-coaster rugby sevens season that started with a player strike ended in Olympic qualification for Canada's men Sunday. The Canadians completed a dominant run at a regional qualifying...
Jul 09, 2019

Tour de France: Viviani storms bunch sprint to win Stage 4
NANCY, France - Elia Viviani had left the Giro d'Italia utterly disappointed. Two months later, the Italian rider left bitterness and his sprinting rivals in his wake to claim his first career stage w...
Jul 09, 2019

"Big boy has power": Guerrero Sr. reacts to son's performance at home run derby
As Vladimir Guerrero Jr., put his impressive power on full display during Monday night's Home Run Derby, his Hall of Fame father was enjoying the show. The elder Vladimir Guerrero, who won the 2007 ve...
Jul 09, 2019

US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0
LYON, France - Megan Rapinoe stood on the field, arms outstretched, striking her now trademark victory pose symbolizing the confidence of a U.S. team that celebrated and savored each triumph at the Wo...
Jul 09, 2019

Stanback, Roberson, Miller named CFL's top players for Week 4
TORONTO - Montreal running back William Stanback, Calgary defensive back Tre Roberson and Winnipeg fullback Mike Miller are the CFL top performers for Week 4. Stanback accumulated 249 yards from...
Jul 09, 2019