Category Archives: Sports
Morales hits two-run shot as Blue Jays edge Braves 5-4 in matinee
TORONTO - J.A. Happ has been the lone Toronto Blue Jays starter who has been consistently strong this season. With his team continuing to languish under the .500 mark, each solid performance is raisin...
Jun 20, 2018
Rush end Charleston Hughes making presence felt with Riders' defence
The off-season acquisition of quarterback Zach Collaros was big for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but so was landing defensive lineman Charleston Hughes. The veteran pass rusher had three sacks in Sas...
Jun 20, 2018
Suarez sends Uruguay, and Russia, to last 16 at World Cup
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - With a single goal, Luis Suarez settled the fate of four teams in the group stage of the World Cup. The controversial striker, who was making his 100th appearance in his nation...
Jun 20, 2018
Mahlalela says his coaching journey mirrors his Raptors 905 players
TORONTO - Jama Mahlalela believes he has a lot in common with the Raptors 905 players he’ll be guiding this season. The 38-year-old has climbed his way up the Raptors organization for more than ...
Jun 20, 2018
Maple Leafs-Canadiens rivalry set to resume on opening night
The two Canadian Original Six teams will square off to open the 2018-19 NHL season. The Toronto Maple Leafs will play host to the Montreal Canadiens in their home opener at the newly named Scotiabank ...
Jun 20, 2018
Sights, sounds of World Cup turn Toronto FC training centre into giant rec room
TORONTO - A recent four-day break allowed Toronto FC defender Nick Hagglund to combine two of his favourite pastimes - hanging out with three-month-old daughter Eloise and watching soccer. “I wa...
Jun 20, 2018
Toronto FC rewards goalkeeper Alex Bono with new, improved contract
Toronto FC has rewarded goalkeeper Alex Bono with a new contract. The 24-year-old from Baldwinsville, N.Y., established himself as the club’s first-choice ‘keeper in 2017 and helped the te...
Jun 20, 2018
Canadian Mike MacDonald dies after stellar career in harness racing
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Canadian harness racing community has lost one of its top drivers. Mike MacDonald, a native of Charlottetown, died on Tuesday night. He was 70. MacDonald won the Gold Cup & Sau...
Jun 20, 2018
Ryan Clowe named coach of Maple Leafs' new ECHL affiliate in Newfoundland
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Ryane Clowe head coach of the Newfoundland Growlers, their new ECHL affiliate. The 35-year-old native of St. John’s spent the last two seasons as an ...
Jun 20, 2018
Volgograd provides the proper perspective at World Cup
VOLGOGRAD, Russia - Nearly 60 years since it changed its name to Volgograd, the Russian city once called Stalingrad and its bloody history loom large even in the midst of the fun and football of the W...
Jun 20, 2018