Category Archives: Sports

NEW YORK - Canadian guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes signed with the New York Knicks on Friday night. The six-foot-three, 210-pound native of Markham, Ont., went undrafted in the 2017 draft out of Florida St...

BOSTON - The Boston Celtics will retire Paul Pierce’s No. 34 during their Feb. 11 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The longtime Celtics forward will be the 22nd player so honoured - the fir...

CHICAGO - Jake Arrieta may never duplicate the second half he had two years ago in winning the NL Cy Young Award. The Cubs don’t care. They’ll take what the right-hander is giving them now...

MONTREAL - Riding a three-game winning streak, the Montreal Impact are within striking distance of a playoff position for the first time this season. A victory against Real Salt Lake on Saturday at Sa...

VANCOUVER - Carl Robinson raised his arm above his head to make a point while addressing the Vancouver Whitecaps in the middle of their training pitch this week. The head coach’s message was cle...

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have their offensive leader back. Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray will start Saturday afternoon when Toronto (3-5) hosts the Montreal Alouettes (3-4). The game will compl...

MOSCOW - After almost two years under suspension, the Russian anti-doping agency wants to show it’s capable of cleaning up a tainted sports scene. The agency, known as RUSADA, boasts of anti-cor...

WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris accomplished something he had never done before in his professional career on Thursday. The Blue Bombers running back chalked up more than 100 yards in both rushing and receiv...

TORONTO - Cool Catomine will make his turf debut from the far outside in the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes. The Prince of Wales Stakes winner drew the No. 10 post Thursday for the 1 1/2-mile race. T...

SOUTH WILLAMSPORT, Pa. - Chase Marshall had a pair of home runs and five RBIs as Canada opened the 71st edition of the Little League World Series with a 12-2 rout of Europe-Africa on Thursday. Marshal...