Category Archives: Sports
Foreign-born players in Major League Baseball drops to lowest percentage since 2002
NEW YORK (AP) - The percentage of players born outside the 50 states in Major League Baseball dropped to its lowest level since 2002 while Japan's 14 were its most since 2010. There were 247 players f...
Mar 26, 2026
Italy beats Northern Ireland 2-0 in World Cup playoff semifinal. Gyökeres gets hat trick for Sweden
Italy finally won a match in the World Cup playoffs. Now the four-time champion needs to win one more to avoid failing to qualify for a third straight time. The Azzurri beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in th...
Mar 26, 2026
Right-hander Gausman gets first Opening Day start since signing with Jays in 2021
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are turning to a starting rotation anchor for their regular-season opener Friday night against the Athletics. Right-hander Kevin Gausman will look to set the tone for t...
Mar 26, 2026
Toronto plans to increase transit, close roads to move visitors during FIFA World Cup
Officials in Toronto say the city has put together a comprehensive plan to manage the transportation of hundreds of thousands of visitors who are expected during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Toronto will ...
Mar 26, 2026
Lessard wants rematch with Mexico, but reaching '28 Olympics remains top priority
Qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics remains the top goal, but Rachel Lessard would welcome the Canadian women's flag football team getting another shot at Mexico at this summer's world champi...
Mar 26, 2026
Surging Sabres have brought the buzz back to Buffalo in closing in on 1st playoff berth in 15 years
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Josh Norris' father had never steered him wrong before. And yet the Sabres forward was somewhat skeptical of just how passionate Buffalo was as a hockey market upon his arrival in...
Mar 26, 2026
Canadian pair Pereira, Michaud capture bronze at figure skating worlds
PRAGUE - Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud have won their first medal at the world figure skating championships, and earned some redemption in the process. The Canadian pair captured bronze Thursday afte...
Mar 26, 2026
Einarson parts ways with Sweeting, others, after loss in world championship final
Kerri Einarson is shaking up her team days after it lost to Switzerland in the final of the world women's curling championship in Calgary. The team based in Gimli, Man., announced Thursday it is parti...
Mar 26, 2026
A capsule look at the teams competing at the men's world curling championship
A look at the 13 teams competing in the LGT Men's World Curling Championship from March 27 to April 4 in Ogden, Utah: Canada (Matt Dunstone) First world championship for Dunstone and third Colton Lott...
Mar 26, 2026
After first Brier win, Dunstone seeks more curling glory in men's world championship
There was little afterglow from his first Brier win still fuelling Matt Dunstone as his team ramped up for the men's world curling championship. Dunstone, Colton Lott, E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden ou...
Mar 26, 2026
