Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - Paul Goldschmidt belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Louis Varland to give the New York Yankees a 3-1 win and settle a pitchers' duel between Toronto Blue Jays veteran Kevi...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Qatar might be able to finally move forward from its forgettable home World Cup four years ago, scoring a stoppage-time goal to earn a shocking 1-1 draw with Group B favorit...

LONDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and partner Laura Siegemund of Germany advanced to the women's doubles final at the HSBC Championships after another walkover at The Queen's Club in West London on S...

TORONTO - Canada salvaged a point in its FIFA World Cup opener. An elusive victory is next on the to-do list. Everything is lined up nicely for a 30th-ranked team that is moving from Toronto to Vancou...

Cleveland Cavaliers player James Harden was arrested on Saturday in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle, according to the Harris County District Clerk's...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - Two Peruvian police officers disguised as World Cup mascots Clutch and Maple helped to arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima. Colonel Carlos Alcntara, head of the Green Squadron -a ...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver has had its first moment under the World Cup spotlight, with fans from Down Under partying into the night after Australia's 2-0 win over Turkey. The city had been awash in green,...

ACCRA - Ghana's government said Saturday it plans legal action over Canada's "high-handed and extremely unfair" decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for the country's World Cup opener whil...

VANCOUVER - The grass playing field at BC Place has passed muster with some of the world's top soccer players. The temporary playing surface saw its first FIFA World Cup action on Saturday as Australi...

TORONTO - On any other night, the monster home run from Toronto Blue Jays infielder Kazuma Okamoto hit into the fifth deck in the first inning would have dominated the post-game chatter. But Okamoto's...