Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - Oak Hill Academy product Lindell Wigginton headlines the Canadian roster for next month’s FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo. Wigginton, a 19-year-old point guard from Dartmouth, N...

BARCELONA, Spain - Their bodies and brains ravaged by the oxygen-scarce heights of the Himalayas, even the hardiest few who scale the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest cut short celebrations for som...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia’s famed Hermitage Museum has chosen one of its resident cats to predict the results of an upcoming international football tournament. From Saturday to July Russia...

Toronto Wolfpack loose forward Jack Bussey went to the doctor to treat what he thought was a simple viral infection. He had a bit of a temperature and felt nauseous and under the weather. He thought h...

HAZLETON, Pa. - Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has returned to his Pennsylvania hometown to help open and dedicate a new $250,000 playground. The playground is part of the Hazleton One Community Cent...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - In a bid to rid the World Cup of gay slurs, FIFA will get tough with Latin American fans in Russia. FIFA has ordered tighter monitoring of offensive incidents at Confederation...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - About 25 separate investigations of suspected corruption linked to FIFA and World Cup bidding are being led by federal prosecutors in Switzerland, the country’s office f...

ERIN, Wis. - Health officials say E. coli bacteria have been found in a drinking water station at Erin Hills golf course where the U.S. Open is underway, but there have been no reports of illness. The...

Thursday’s Games MLB American League Minnesota 6 Seattle 2 Chicago White Sox 5 Baltimore 2 Detroit 5 Tampa Bay 3 Oakland 8 N.Y. Yankees 7 (10 innings) Kansas City 7 L.A. Angels 2 National League...

BURNABY, B.C. - The Vancouver Whitecaps say two minors have been charged with sexual assault after an incident at the team’s training facility in Burnaby, B.C., last week. A spokesperson for the...