Category Archives: Sports
Raptors sign defensive stalwart Jamal Shead to three-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jamal Shead to a multi-year, contract extension, the NBA team announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed, but Shead's agent KJ Smith reposted an ESPN ...
Oct 1, 2026
Goldeneyes add former Canada defender, veteran coach Delaney Collins to staff
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Goldeneyes have hired Delaney Collins as an assistant coach, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The 49-year-old from Pilot Mound, Man., is the co...
Oct 1, 2026
Edmonton Oilers put veteran centre Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve
EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will miss his second straight game Thursday as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Vancouver Canucks. The veteran forward has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body ...
Oct 1, 2026
Canadian Olympic hockey star Claire Thompson retires to resume medical career
The pull to return to medical school prompted decorated Canadian hockey player Claire Thompson to announce her retirement Thursday. The 28-year-old defender from Toronto, who won Olympic and world cha...
Oct 1, 2026
Canada's Shapovalov cruises past Shimabukuro into Round of 16 at Japan Open
TOKYO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the second round of the Japan Open tennis tournament. Shapovalov defeated Japan's Sho Shimabukuro 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday. The 27-year-old from Richmond Hi...
Oct 1, 2026
'Sky's the limit': Easton Cowan flying with Maple Leafs after Calder Cup run
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly and Jake McCabe were riding stationary bikes late Wednesday night. The conversation between the Maple Leafs defencemen pivoted to a player both have watched grow in the NHL. Ea...
Oct 1, 2026
Montreal, Quebec City named Canada's co-host cities for women's volleyball World Cup
The Canadian women's volleyball team has the luxury of concentrating on performance and not on Olympic stakes when it hosts world championship matches next year. Montreal and Quebec City were announce...
Oct 1, 2026
Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets blasted a two-run homer, five Padres pitchers combined on a five-hitter, and San Diego swept the Chicago Cubs out of the NL Wild Card Series with a 4-1 victo...
Sep 30, 2026
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
NEW YORK (AP) - Max Fried dominated Boston in the playoffs for the second straight year, Cody Bellinger and Luis Garca Jr. homered, and the New York Yankees romped over the Red Sox 9-2 Wednesday night...
Sep 30, 2026
Easton Cowan, Anthony Stolarz push Maple Leafs past Islanders 2-1
TORONTO - Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night. Colton Sissons also scored for Toronto (1-1-0), which got 26 saves from...
Sep 30, 2026