Category Archives: Sports

Credit volleyball for Nick Hagglund’s ability to leap high. Or maybe his raw athleticism. But send a high ball his way and the 25-year-old Toronto FC defender knows what to do with his head. Hag...

VANCOUVER - The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer might be here, but Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson is reminding his players to keep their mind on the job, not the beach. The temperatures...

VOLGOGRAD, Russia - Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria its first win at this year’s World Cup, and gave Argentina a gift. Musa scored two second-half goals to help the Nigerians beat Iceland 2-0 Friday and...

Canada and the U.S. have authored vastly different stories against the same teams during the June rugby international series. The 15th-ranked U.S. Eagles began by thumping No. 19 Russia 62-13 before e...

Julia Jodouin knew she was making waves when she was sitting in class at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School and a notification came up on her phone that Brian Bigger, the mayor of her hometown of ...

MOSCOW - A photo of a scribbled team lineup, spotted in the hands of an assistant coach, threatens to sour the unusually cordial World Cup relations between the England team and its travelling media p...

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Central African Republic’s foreign minister says a reported diplomatic passport for Boris Becker appears to be a fake and the country’s prosecutor genera...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - After more than 90 minutes of aggravation and exasperation, Neymar and Brazil finally broke through Costa Rica’s smothering defence. Philippe Coutinho scored in the firs...

Friday’s Games World Cup At St. Petersburg, Russia Brazil 2 Costa Rica 0 Volgograd, Russia Nigeria 2 Iceland 0 At Kalinigrad, Russia Switzerland 2 Serbia 1 — CFL Winnipeg 56 Montreal 10 Ha...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Kole Calhoun, Luis Valbuena and the Los Angeles Angels seem to be hitting their way out of a long funk. Valbuena homered twice, Calhoun connected for the second consecutive game and ...