Category Archives: Sports
Michelle Plouffe returns to Canada's 3x3 basketball team after retiring 13 months ago
BANGKOK - Three-time Olympian Michelle Plouffe has come out of retirement to join Canada's four-player roster for the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stop in Bangkok, Thailand. The 33-year-old Plouffe joins h...
Aug 21, 2026
'It's a dream come true': WNBA games in Canada still surreal for Olympian
VANCOUVER - Growing up in Chatham, Ont., Bridget Carleton couldn't imagine playing professional basketball in Canada. This season, she's getting the chance. "It's surreal," the Portland Fire forward s...
Aug 21, 2026
Hunter, Hernandez Gray highlight Canada's roster for U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland
Canada's head coach Cindy Tye has named her roster for next month's under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland. The 21-player roster includes three goalkeepers, five defenders, eight midfielders and five fo...
Aug 21, 2026
Painting by Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease to be exhibited at Art Gallery of Ontario
TORONTO - Dylan Cease has been painting the corners of strike zones all season. But the Toronto Blue Jays ace enjoys working on canvases just as much. The Art Gallery of Ontario will be showing his ar...
Aug 21, 2026
Toronto FC midfielder Niklas Dorsch has surgery to repair broken cheekbone
TORONTO - Toronto FC midfielder Niklas Dorsch has had successful surgery to repair a facial fracture, the club said Friday. Dorsch sustained the injury when he took an elbow to his cheekbone in the 91...
Aug 21, 2026
Canadian QB Tre Ford to start when Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - It was home for four years but Wynton McManis wants to spoil the reunion. The veteran linebacker will return to BMO Field on Saturday night when Hamilton visits Toronto in a key East Divisio...
Aug 21, 2026
England thrashes Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs in first test
LEEDS, England (AP) - England wrapped up an innings win over Pakistan inside three days in the first test on Friday, delivering a strong start to the post-Bazball era under returning captain Joe Root....
Aug 21, 2026
Mason Fluharty starts for Toronto Blue Jays in bullpen day against New York Yankees
NEW YORK - Relief pitcher Mason Fluharty is getting the start for Toronto as the Blue Jays open a three-game series in New York against the Yankees. Toronto's relievers are well rested for the bullpen...
Aug 21, 2026
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdraws from the US Open with a knee injury
NEW YORK (AP) - Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday, unable to recover from a right knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon title. Sinner beat Alexand...
Aug 21, 2026
Paredes banned 10 games as FIFA suspends 3 Argentina players for World Cup final scuffle
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA banned three Argentina players on Friday, including a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents after losing the World Cup final. The ban for ...
Aug 21, 2026