Category Archives: Sports
Tournament directors for RBC Canadian Open changed midway through event
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Brent McLaughlin is no longer acting as tournament director at the RBC Canadian Open, a Golf Canada spokesperson confirmed on Friday. The spokesperson clarified that McLaughlin had le...
Jul 28, 2017
Calgary Stampeders look to continue home win streak versus Ticats
CALGARY - Clutching his new souvenir football, Jerome Messam wasn’t about to fumble. Not even quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell could pry the ball from the six-foot-three, 255-pound running back̵...
Jul 28, 2017
Whitecaps look to end road misery against FC Dallas after deflating home loss
Fredy Montero smiled and let out an exaggerated sigh. What will it take, he was asked, for the Vancouver Whitecaps to finally end their road misery against FC Dallas? “Oh God,” the star st...
Jul 28, 2017
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley welcomes father Bob Bradley back to MLS
TORONTO - Now that his father Bob Bradley is the first coach of the Los Angeles Football Club, Michael Bradley has a second MLS team to cheer for. But the Toronto FC captain acknowledged it would be m...
Jul 28, 2017
Formula E championship on the line as electric cars take over city streets
MONTREAL - It’s time to see if all the fuss and bother created by the inaugural Hydro-Quebec Montreal ePrix electric car race was worth it. The final two races of the Formula E season are set fo...
Jul 28, 2017
Villa, Giovinco ready to put on a show as Toronto FC squares off with NYCFC
Toronto FC playmaker Victor Vazquez will have a better appreciation of New York City FC skipper David Villa than most when the two Spaniards take the field Sunday at BMO Field. Vazquez spent time with...
Jul 28, 2017
Soft greens playing to Martin Flores's strengths at RBC Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Martin Flores is the kind of golfer who likes to attack a golf course. Get after every hole, take chances. The unusually soft greens and fairways at Glen Abbey Gold Course are playing...
Jul 28, 2017
Harness-racing driver John Campbell at peace with decision to retire
John Campbell is completely at ease with the idea of retirement. The 62-year-old native of Ailsa Craig, Ont., will cap his illustrious harness-racing career Sunday at Ontario’s Clinton Raceway. ...
Jul 28, 2017
Star swimmer Oleksiak sixth in 100-metre freestyle at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Star Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak won’t have a world title to go with her Olympic gold in the 100-metre freestyle but she and teammate Kylie Masse smashed more national re...
Jul 28, 2017
Amihere scores 21 points; Canada books spot in FIBA women's U19 World Cup semis
UDINE, Italy - Canada has clinched a spot in the semifinals of the FIBA women’s U19 World Cup. Laeticia Amihere of Mississauga, Ont., scored 21 points to lift the Canadians to a 68-65 victory ov...
Jul 28, 2017
