Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - Pile tens of thousands of fans into a stadium, add some high-intensity sports drama and throw a little alcohol into the mix and you’re bound to get someone who takes things a little to...

TORONTO - More than four million viewers caught the Toronto Blue Jays’ thrilling do-or-die win over the Baltimore Orioles to clinch a spot in the American League Division Series, Sportsnet said ...

OTTAWA - Canadian men’s volleyball star Gavin Schmitt has announced his retirement from the national team after helping the country to a quarter-final berth at the Olympic Games. The six-foot-10...

TORONTO - Morgan Rielly isn’t sleeping more or eating differently, save for a few extra salads. Life as the Maple Leafs’ No. 1 defenceman has required only subtle adjustments for the 22-ye...

LONDON - The head of WADA’s athlete commission contends the global anti-doping system is not “broken” and laments that politics surrounding the Russian doping scandal has sown “...

TORONTO - Adam van Koeverden has paddled for the better part of two decades with the single-minded focus required of the world’s best athletes. Now he says it’s time to look beyond himself...

MONTREAL - Georges St-Pierre just smiled when asked Wednesday about taunts from UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. “I like that, it’s good to feel the love,” the 35-year-old ...

MONTREAL - Bringing in 1976 Olympics great Nadia Comaneci as a spokesperson for the world gymnastics championships was a natural, but mixed martial arts star Georges St-Pierre was a surprise. The two ...

TORONTO - The bad blood between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays has been on a steady boil since Jose Bautista’s infamous bat flip in last year’s American League Division Series. A ...

Oilers coach Todd McLellan knew Connor McDavid was ready to become the youngest captain in NHL history eight months ago. After a long layoff due to a broken collarbone, McDavid returned to Edmonton...