Category Archives: Sports

GUILDFORD, United Kingdom - Canada will play for gold at the 2017 women’s lacrosse World Cup after downing Australia 8-6 in overtime on Thursday in the semifinals. Goaltender Katie Donohoe was a...

LONDON - Canadian Brent Lakatos captured his third gold medal of the world para athletics championships on Thursday with a victory in the men’s T53 800-metres. The Dorval, Que., native won the r...

TORONTO - Greg Vanney’s first MLS ejection as coach proved to be a classy exit. Irate at referee Jorge Gonzalez after a disallowed goal and several other decisions in a 2-2 tie at New York City ...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames signed forward Garnet Hathaway to a one-year, two-way contract on Thursday. The Kennebunkport, Maine native split last season between the Flames and their AHL affiliate, t...

Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco, forced out of Wednesday’s 2-2 tie in New York with a lower back bruise, was reported moving and feeling better Thursday. “The question is how much be...

SOUTHPORT, England - The wind off the Irish Sea pushed away the rain clouds and bathed Royal Birkdale in sunshine, Stars and Stripes. The British Open began Thursday with an All-American flavour. Jord...

The United States isn’t as invested in O.J. Simpson’s fate as it was two decades ago, when his Los Angeles murder trial divided blacks and whites. Simpson fought for his freedom again Thur...

Nik Lewis is now part of a very elite group. The veteran receiver cracked the 1,000-catch plateau Wednesday night in the Montreal Alouettes’ 24-19 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks. Lewis, 35, became...

BOSTON - Steve Pearce blooped the ball to the edge of the outfield grass, and Red Sox second baseman Brock Holt was there. He planted his feet. He raised his arm to catch it. But something wasn’...

UFC fights can start in all sorts of places. For Canadian featherweight Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy, the seed for Saturday’s showdown with Kyle (Crash) Bochniak was planted in a podcast. Bochniak (7-1-...