Category Archives: Sports
UFC boss says St-Pierre will face middleweight champion Michael Bisping after all
TORONTO - The UFC has decided against matching Georges St-Pierre with current title-holder Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley, opting instead to return to its original plan and have the Canadian star make...
Jul 31, 2017
'Borg/McEnroe,' starring Shia LaBeouf, to open Toronto film festival
TORONTO - A biopic starring Shia LaBeouf as tennis great John McEnroe will open the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers made the announcement on Monday, noting this will be the world premi...
Jul 31, 2017
Former Montreal defenceman Markov signs with Russian club
MOSCOW - Longtime Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov has signed with Russian club Ak Bars Kazan. Ak Bars says the 38-year-old Markov has signed a two-year contract to play in the Kontinental ...
Jul 31, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 11 L.A. Angels 10 Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Yankees 3 Detroit 13 Houston 1 Kansas City 5 Boston 3 Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 1 Baltimore 10 Texas 6 Oakland 6...
Jul 30, 2017
Curse of Pat Fletcher: DeLaet and Hughes fall short at RBC Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Graham DeLaet joked about the “Curse of Pat Fletcher” after he and Mackenzie Hughes were the only two Canadians to make the cut at the RBC Canadian Open on Friday. Two day...
Jul 30, 2017
Jhonattan Vegas wins playoff for second straight Canadian Open title
OAKVILLE, Ont. - This year there were no video calls to be made when Jhonattan Vegas won the RBC Canadian Open. He’d brought his wife and daughter with him so they could see him win the PGA Tour...
Jul 30, 2017
Steve Pearce hits walk-off grand slam as Blue Jays come back to beat Angels
TORONTO - With his second walk-off grand slam in less than a week, Steve Pearce lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a miraculous 11-10 comeback win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday to avoid a three-g...
Jul 30, 2017
Giovinco works his magic and Toronto FC shows ruthless side in blanking NYCFC
TORONTO - On a torrid summer day against one of the top teams in Major League Soccer, Toronto FC showed off its ruthless side. Sebastian Giovinco scored two spectacular goals and Jozy Altidore and Rah...
Jul 30, 2017
Canadian women's team wins first bronze at U19 basketball World Cup
UDINE, Italy - Laeticia Amihere had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Canada to a 67-60 victory over Japan for the bronze medal at the FIBA under-19 women’s World Cup on Sunday. It was the Canad...
Jul 30, 2017
Ontario pitcher Zack McQuaid bouncing back at Canada Games after car crash
WINNIPEG - A year ago Zack McQuaid was lying immobilized in a hospital bed, wondering if he’d ever walk again. The 17-year-old from Oshawa, Ont., had been in a head-on collision that fractured t...
Jul 30, 2017
