Category Archives: Sports

Canadian men's soccer team to meet United States in Minnesota friendly in October
The Canadian men's soccer team will play the United States in October. The match on Oct. 6 at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn., will be the first meeting between the two countries since Canada beat th...
Aug 4, 2026

World Cup match days kicked up spending in Toronto and Vancouver: Visa data
TORONTO - New Visa data suggests the FIFA World Cup brought a rise in spending among consumers in Canadian host cities. The credit card company said Tuesday that match day spending rose as much as 24....
Aug 4, 2026
Sports scores and schedule for Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Tuesday's Scoreboard MLB American League Houston 7 Toronto 2 Boston 14 Chicago White Sox 2 Detroit 8 Seattle 0 Baltimore 3 L.A. Angels 1 Kansas City 8 Minnesota 2 National League Chicago Cubs 5 L.A. D...
Aug 3, 2026

Kirk goes deep as Blue Jays snap Astros’ 6-game streak in 3-1 win
HOUSTON (AP) - Alejandro Kirk homered, Jess Snchez and Ernie Clement each had an RBI, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Houston 3-1 on Monday night, snapping the Astros' six-game winning streak. Shane Bi...
Aug 3, 2026

GM Atkins believes Jays are improved after trade deadline
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins believes his struggling club improved its roster after a blended trade deadline that saw him add proven starting pitchers Jose Soriano and Spenc...
Aug 3, 2026

Los Angeles FC co-owner Larry Berg will be the next MLS commissioner
Larry Berg, co-owner of Los Angeles FC, will be the next commissioner of Major League Soccer, the league announced Monday. At the start of the new year, Berg will take over for Don Garber, who has ser...
Aug 3, 2026

Golen scores winner for Ottawa Rapid FC in 3-2 win over Halifax Tides
HALIFAX - Nicola Golen scored in extra time for the Ottawa Rapid FC in a 3-2 quarterfinal win over the Halifax Tides in the W Canadian Championship on Monday. Canada Soccer launched an inaugural W Can...
Aug 3, 2026

Shapovalov struggles with injuries but finds confidence in Los Cabos final
MONTREAL - Denis Shapovalov insists there's nothing wrong with his tennis. It's his body, rather, that's been holding him back. "It's been a tricky year because I have been feeling good on court," Sha...
Aug 3, 2026

Adam Macko traded by Blue Jays to Texas on MLB's Trade Deadline Day
Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the clu...
Aug 3, 2026 (Image Credit: Getty Images)

Canada's Bianca Andreescu bounced from NBO after Kayla Cross secures first WTA win
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu was in the ascendancy with a partisan home crowd pushing her on. The Canadian looking to resurrect a tennis career that has included plenty of high points led her first-roun...
Aug 3, 2026