Category Archives: Sports

EDMONTON - Doug Bishop read recent reports of police unrest in Rio with a close eye. Outraged over unpaid wages, police officers had gathered at Rio’s airport, greeting passengers with a banner ...

TORONTO - Who: Remigio Pereira, member of the Tenors. Personal: Born in Boston to Portuguese parents, Pereira hails from Gatineau, Que., and is fluent in four languages. Musical education: His passion...

TORONTO - Sebastian Giovinco hits the road in search of goals this week. The reigning MLS MVP hasn’t scored in seven league games although he remains a vital playmaker - and human highlight reel...

TORONTO - Veteran defender Damien Perquis, whose playing time had dwindled in recent weeks, has left Toronto FC. In a three-paragraph statement Tuesday night, the MLS club said the two parties had ...

SUNDERLAND, England - Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce was given permission by the Premier League club to speak to the English Football Association about becoming the next coach of the national team. ...

TORONTO - Mixed martial arts promotions continue to interest investors. Just two days after the UFC was sold for US$4-billion to a group of investors led by Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG, Asian-base...

NEW YORK - A federal appeals court has rejected Tom Brady’s attempt to get a new hearing on his “Deflategate” suspension. Brady was asking for the full 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...

The leader of the U.S. anti-doping effort says nothing short of removing the Russian flag from this summer’s Olympics would suffice if an upcoming report about Russian doping is as damning as ex...

SAN DIEGO - Members of The Tenors quickly distanced themselves from a rogue Tenor on Tuesday night after a member of the classical-pop group inserted a political statement into the lyrics of O Canada ...

SAN DIEGO - Eric Hosmer stood in the middle of the field, holding up a trophy. He hopes to do it again with the Kansas City Royals this fall. Hosmer and Salvador Perez homered off former Kansas City t...