Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease loses a no-hit bid against the Yankees in seventh inning
NEW YORK (AP) - Dylan Cease's latest no-hit bid featured five walks and a rising pitch count into the seventh inning. It made Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider's decision on when to lift his ac...
Aug 22, 2026
Canada's Victor Lai wins second world badminton bronze medal
NEW DELHI - Canada's Victor Lai repeated as men's singles bronze medallist at the badminton world championships on Saturday. The 21-year-old from Toronto, seeded seventh, lost in the semifinals to Eur...
Aug 22, 2026
Man United and Tottenham make woeful starts in the Premier League to puncture preseason positivity
It took just one round of the Premier League to puncture the preseason positivity surrounding Manchester United and Tottenham. Saturday in England's top division began with United, the 20-time champio...
Aug 22, 2026
Pogačar produces explosive finish to win the first stage of the Spanish Vuelta
MONACO (AP) - Tadej Pogaar produced an explosive finish to win the first stage of the Spanish Vuelta by edging British rider Ethan Hayter by 0.09 seconds in the opening time trial on Saturday. Pogaar,...
Aug 22, 2026
Bills offer condolences, support to defensive tackle Ed Oliver following death of his 1-year-old son
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Buffalo Bills are giving defensive tackle Ed Oliver support and space following the accidental death of his 1-year-old son. Oliver has been grieving throughout training camp and m...
Aug 22, 2026
Giancarlo Stanton strains left calf running the bases, putting his return to the Yankees in doubt
NEW YORK (AP) - Giancarlo Stanton suffered another setback in his recovery from a strained right calf when he strained his left calf while running the bases earlier this week, putting his return to th...
Aug 22, 2026
Breanna Stewart wants a safe space as transgender debate sparks rallies at Fever games
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has always seen the WNBA as an inclusive place that has served as a safe space for both its fans and the players. That's been challenged lately. T...
Aug 22, 2026
Blue Jays' Guerrero Jr. returns to lineup against Yankees following head injury
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been reinstated from the seven-day injured list and will be active Saturday against the New York Yankees. Guerrero left a 3-1 win in Toro...
Aug 22, 2026
Canada's Sarah Mitton finishes third in shot put at Diamond League meet
CHORZW - Canada's Sarah Mitton finished third in women's shot put at a Diamond League meet in Poland on Saturday. The 30-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., recorded her best throw of 19.34 metres on her fi...
Aug 22, 2026
Infantino defies FIFA vice president by going to youth event in Caribbean amid global soccer rift
GENEVA (AP) - Gianni Infantino defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance during the glob...
Aug 22, 2026