Category Archives: Sports

In a stunning mid-August shake-up, Patrick Roy stepped down as coach and vice-president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche, citing disagreements within the organization. Roy made the anno...

VANCOUVER - The finish line is in sight but the Vancouver Whitecaps have some hills to climb to claim a spot in Major League Soccer’s playoffs. The Whitecaps hope to gain some ground in the race...

TORONTO - John Tavares, Tracey Kelusky and Josh Sanderson were all selected for induction into the National Lacrosse League’s Hall of Fame on Thursday. The three stars will be enshrined into the...

LONDON - Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat ur...

TORONTO - Melvin Upton Jr. bops his head to the music blaring in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse, seemingly at ease. He shares a quick laugh with Devon Travis moments later, the two trading what looks...

Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 7 Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Yankees 9 Boston 4 Houston at Minnesota, ppd. Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 2 (14 innings) Oakland 1 Baltimore 0 Seattle 3 Detr...

RIO DE JANEIRO - The Canadian women’s 4×200-metre freestyle relay team won bronze at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday night. Katerine Savard of Pont-Rouge, Que., B.C.-born Taylor Ruck of Scott...

TORONTO - Even if he’d like to steer clear of the topic, Cy Young Award chatter is improbably surrounding J.A. Happ as the veteran left-hander continues to pile up victories. Happ became the fir...

BRATISKLAVA, Slovakia - Maxime Comtois scored two short-handed goals to lead Canada’s under-18 men’s hockey team past Sweden 4-1 at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on Wednesday. Despite the w...

RIO DI JANIERO, Brazil - Canadian women continued to add to the country’s medal haul on Wednesday night at the Rio Summer Games. The women’s 4×200-metre relay team, comprised of risin...