Category Archives: Sports
Canada bats go silent in loss to U.S. in U19 World Cup cricket qualifier
KING CITY, Ont. - The U.S. defeated Canada by four wickets Tuesday at the ICC Americas Under-19s World Cup Qualifier. The Americans won the toss and elected to field, restricting Canada to 63 runs in ...
Jul 18, 2017
Ujiri: Raptors have "signed a sniper;" team introduces sharp-shooter C.J. Miles
TORONTO - The NBA’s shift toward three-point shooting has a big fan in C.J. Miles. The Toronto Raptors swingman has developed into one of the league’s elite sharp-shooters, and the three-p...
Jul 18, 2017
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore shows selfless side on and off soccer pitch
TORONTO - Reporters who cover Toronto FC know the quickest way to turn off Jozy Altidore is to ask him about his own accomplishments. But quiz him about a colleague or the team’s performance and...
Jul 18, 2017
Impact hope to erase disappointing first half with win over Union
MONTREAL - If the Montreal Impact hope to make the MLS playoffs, head coach Mauro Biello says his side needs to learn from its mistakes in the first half of the season. The Impact begin the second hal...
Jul 18, 2017
Weertman edges Wilimovsky for 10K open water title at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - After swimming for almost two hours in open water, Olympic champion Ferry Weertman edged defending champion Jordan Wilimovsky by one tenth of a second for the 10-kilometre title at...
Jul 18, 2017
Cowboys' Whitehead: Stolen dog is safely back home
DALLAS - Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead says his beloved dog Blitz is back home after someone took the pitbull and demanded a $10,000 ransom. Whitehead posted a video of Blitz on his Snapchat a...
Jul 18, 2017
Raptors' Ujiri taking his Giants of Africa camp to six African countries
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri is taking his Giants of Africa camps to six countries in August. The Toronto Raptors president announced Tuesday that the camp, dedicated to supporting the growth of basketball i...
Jul 18, 2017
Lulay, Moore and Jackson named the CFL's top performers of the week
TORONTO - Quarterback Travis Lulay and receiver Nick Moore of the B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts returner Martese Jackson were named the CFL’s top performers of the week Tuesday. Lulay relieve...
Jul 18, 2017
Whitecaps hope to carry momentum into second half of MLS season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps head into the second half of the Major League Soccer season feeling happy about where they are and the direction the team is heading. Defender Jordan Harvey believe...
Jul 18, 2017
Tokyo 2020: Budget uncertainty will continue to 2019
TOKYO - Uncertainty over the final budget for the 2020 Olympic Games will continue until 2019, the head of the Tokyo Organizing Committee said on Tuesday. “We will continue to explore more cost ...
Jul 18, 2017
