Category Archives: Sports
MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a decision that makes it likely teams with losing re...
Jul 23, 2020
Kenny Got Work on the money as Raptors Uprising GC advances at The Turn
Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey scored 86 points in two games Thursday as unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC defeated the Gen.G Tigers at The Turn, a US$260,000 NBA 2K League esports tourname...
Jul 23, 2020
D.C. United's Felipe suspended one game for studs-up tackle on Impact's Wanyama
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - D.C. United midfielder Felipe Martins has been suspended for one match and fined an undisclosed amount for serious foul play against Montreal Impact midfielder Victor Wan...
Jul 23, 2020
Raptors execs Ujiri, Webster in it for long haul, living bubble life with team
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri has hosted a couple of virtual tours from the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World. He first took viewers on a walk through the Raptors' hotel floor that was plas...
Jul 23, 2020
Canadian Chris Johnston vying for US$100,000 Bassmaster Elite top prize
The real fun has finally begun for Chris Johnston. The 31-year-old native of Peterborough, Ont., was among 86 anglers - and three Canadians, including his older brother, Cory -&nbs...
Jul 23, 2020
Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise
SEATTLE - The NHL's newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken.The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean tradi...
Jul 23, 2020
Baseball is Back: New-look rotation and young core has Jays feeling optimistic
The road will be home for the Toronto Blue Jays over the course of the 2020 regular season, which kicks off Friday night at Tampa's Tropicana Field for Canada's lone Major League Baseball team. A prop...
Jul 23, 2020
Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise
SEATTLE - The NHL's newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean trad...
Jul 23, 2020
Toronto Arrows re-sign fly half Tayler Adams and 4 other players for 2021 season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed New Zealand fly half Tayler Adams and four other players. The Major League Rugby team has also brought Manuel Diana, Guiseppe du Toit, Leandro Leivas and Be...
Jul 23, 2020
Indians to meet with Native Americans on potential new name
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians will consult with Native American groups as they consider changing the name of their franchise for the first time since 1915. Owner Paul Dolan gave more details on th...
Jul 23, 2020
