Category Archives: Sports
Croden fight shifted to December, adding a third Canadian to UFC Fight Night show
Calgary bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden is getting more time to prepare for her second UFC outing, with her short-notice Nov. 8 date with Brazil's Luana Santos pushed back to Dec. 13. Croden will ...
Oct 30, 2025
Halloween party planners hustle to add World Series Game 6 to the agenda
TORONTO - When Toronto Blue Jays fans pile into The Cat's Cradle Sports and Spirits to watch Game 6 of the World Series on Friday night, they may get a little more than they bargained for: namely, fak...
Oct 30, 2025
From parrots to chemists, the world is captivated by baseball superstar Ohtani
TOKYO (AP) - "Ohtani. Home run. Awesome. Ohtani. Home run." Cocochan Hayakawa, a chatty parrot with nearly 48,000 followers on Instagram, is one of millions of admirers of Shohei Ohtani, the baseball ...
Oct 30, 2025
Brad Marchand steps away from the Panthers to help a friend whose daughter died of cancer
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - Brad Marchand is stepping away from the Florida Panthers to help a friend whose daughter died last week of cancer. Marchand is serving as a guest coach Wednesday night for ...
Oct 30, 2025
Canada’s Victoria Mboko rallies to reach Hong Kong Open quarterfinals
HONG KONG - Canada's Victoria Mboko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Thursday. The third-seeded Mboko hit eight ac...
Oct 30, 2025
US-based Scottish golfer Gemma Dryburgh is a stroke out of the lead at LPGA Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Gemma Dryburgh's first and only LPGA Tour victory came three years ago in Japan. On Thursday the 32-year-old Scottish player shot a 7-under 65 at the Maybank Classic to p...
Oct 30, 2025
From parrots to chemists, the world is captivated by baseball superstar Ohtani
TOKYO (AP) - "Ohtani. Home run. Awesome. Ohtani. Home run." Cocochan Hayakawa, a chatty parrot with nearly 48,000 followers on Instagram, is one of millions of admirers of Shohei Ohtani, the baseball ...
Oct 30, 2025
World champion ski jumper Alex Loutitt puts in the work to return to her sport
World champion ski jumper Alex Loutitt has unearthed a few silver linings in her rehabilitation from a devastating knee injury. The 21-year-old Calgarian, who was the first Canadian to win a world tit...
Oct 30, 2025
Blue Jays return home just one win away from first World Series title in 32 years
The Toronto Blue Jays return home just one win away from a World Series title. Toronto defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 in Game 5 Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Th...
Oct 30, 2025
Residents prepared for a fight as golf course developer eyes Cape Breton park
MABOU - Some in Cape Breton are angry and preparing to fight as a nearby golf course developer eyes the windswept beaches of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park. Nadine Hunt was part of two previous camp...
Oct 30, 2025