Category Archives: Sports

Cashner solid through seven innings to lead Orioles over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Andrew Cashner pitched seven solid innings, Renato Nunez hit a two-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles silenced the Toronto Blue Jays' bats in an 8-1 victory on Saturday. Cashner (9-3) ...
Jul 06, 2019

On the eve of the World Cup final, Rapinoe calls out FIFA
LYON, France - Megan Rapinoe called out FIFA on the eve of the Women's World Cup title match. Her criticism Saturday ranged from the gap in prize money between the men and women, to scheduling that pu...
Jul 06, 2019

Raptors face uncertain future, but will have truckload of cap space next summer
TORONTO - Less than a month ago, Pascal Siakam was crossing the stage at the NBA awards in Santa Monica, Calif., to accept the league's Most Improved Player award. Now the self-described "scrawny kid ...
Jul 06, 2019

"Build this man a statue": Twitter responds to Leonard's move to Clippers
Raptors Twitter was ignited Saturday morning following reports that Kawhi Leonard will be signing with the Los Angeles Clippers. But instead of anger or resentment for a player deciding to l...
Jul 06, 2019

Canada's Pavan, Humana-Paredes win gold at beach volleyball world championship
Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes saw their confidence grow with every hard-fought win at the world beach volleyball championship in Germany over the past two weeks. So when it came time to ...
Jul 06, 2019

Sweden beats England 2-1 to take third at Women's World Cup
NICE, France - Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson each scored and Sweden beat England 2-1 Saturday night to take third place in the Women's World Cup. Asllani, who was taken off the field in a stret...
Jul 06, 2019

Canada's Kelsey Serwa retires from ski cross racing an Olympic champion
Kelsey Serwa is ready for her life's next chapter after a decorated career in ski cross racing. The 29-year-old Olympic champion from Kelowna, B.C., announced her retirement Thursday when she finally ...
Jul 06, 2019

Oilers sign first-round pick Philip Broberg to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Philip Broberg to an entry-level contract. Broberg was the Oilers' first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 2019 NHL draft. The 18-year-old n...
Jul 06, 2019

Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal with an annual value of US$800,000 in the NHL and $100,00...
Jul 06, 2019

Star forward Kawhi Leonard leaves Raptors for LA Clippers: Sources
TORONTO - It was a heck of a season, but it appears that's all the Toronto Raptors are going to get from Kawhi Leonard. Less than a month after leading the Raptors to their first NBA title, the supers...
Jul 06, 2019