Category Archives: Sports

Trudeau welcoming Raptors, but Trump uncertain for White House visit
WASHINGTON - While plans are underway for the Toronto Raptors to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a White House visit for the NBA champions is uncertain. Asked by a reporter after a meeting with Tr...
Jun 20, 2019

Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 182 but Canada loses 2-1 to Dutch at World Cup
REIMS, France - Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 182 in a losing cause Thursday as Canada fell 2-1 to the European champion Netherlands, finishing in second place in Group E at the Women's Wo...
Jun 20, 2019

David Ortiz shooting suspect charged with drug possession
NEWARK, N.J. - The man authorities say shot former baseball star David Ortiz was charged Thursday with drug and firearm possession in New Jersey. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz was indicted on cocaine and heroin...
Jun 20, 2019

Canada captain Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 182 against Dutch at World Cup
REIMS, France - Canada captain Christine Sinclair collected career goal No. 182 Thursday, scoring against the Netherlands in preliminary-round play at the Women's World Cup. Sinclair, who turned 36 on...
Jun 20, 2019

Canada's Christine Sinclair mingles with Dutch fans ahead of World Cup showdown
REIMS, France - Wandering around Reims on an off-day, Canada captain Christine Sinclair couldn't help but run into visiting Dutch fans ahead of Thursday's Group E showdown at the Women's World Cup. Du...
Jun 20, 2019

Police name three men arrested after shooting at Raptors victory rally
Toronto police have released the identities of three men who were arrested after Monday's shooting at a rally celebrating the Raptors' historic NBA win. The men, who are all from Toronto and...
Jun 20, 2019

Guardado scores 2 as Mexico beats Canada 3-1
DENVER - Andres Guardado had two goals in the second half, Roberto Alvarado also scored and Mexico beat Canada 3-1 in the group stage of the Gold Cup on Wednesday night. Mexico has won its first two m...
Jun 19, 2019

Mike Trout's two home runs leads L.A. Angels past Toronto Blue Jays 11-6
TORONTO - Mike Trout hit a pair of home runs including the sixth grand slam of his career as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6 at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. Trout hit his 21s...
Jun 19, 2019

Rangers acquire Trouba from Jets for Pionk, 1st round pick
The New York Rangers sped up their rebuilding effort Monday by acquiring offensive-minded defenceman Jacob Trouba from the Winnipeg Jets. New York sent young defenceman Neal Pionk and the 20th overall...
Jun 19, 2019

CFL Players' Association grieving Simoni Lawrence's two-game suspension
TORONTO - The CFL Players' Association informed the CFL on Wednesday night it's grieving the two-game suspension handed down by the league to Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence. ...
Jun 19, 2019