Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - J.A. Happ came close to unravelling early in Toronto’s 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. A key strikeout of Nelson Cruz in the fourth inning turned things around, and th...

WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols is ready to take a turn at trying to ignite the Blue Bombers’ stagnant offence. Nichols will replace starter Drew Willy when Winnipeg (1-4) visits the Edmonton Eskimos (2...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Mike Piazza has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Selected by the Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 amateur draft with the 1,390th pick, ahead of only five other pl...

MONTREAL - Eugenie Bouchard has confirmed that she will represent Canada at the Rio Olympics, putting to rest any doubts about the participation of the country’s top-ranked women’s tennis ...

Canadian hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser said the International Olympic Committee missed an opportunity to take a stand against corruption in sport by delegating the decision on banning Russian athlet...

MONTREAL - World No. 1 Serena Williams has pulled out of the Rogers Cup because of shoulder inflammation. The three-time Rogers Cup champion was seeded first in the hard-court tournament and was set t...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Australian athletes will not move into their rooms at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics until serious plumbing, electrical and cleaning problems are fixed, with the troubled South American ...

TORONTO - Blue Jays manager John Gibbons acknowledged that Drew Storen might have been able to minimize his struggles this season had he been used more frequently. Instead, the Blue Jays designated th...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix for a record fifth time on Sunday to take the championship lead from teammate Nico Rosberg, who finished second. Red Bul...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Latest from the IOC meeting on Russia’s participation at the Rio Games (all times local): 00:55 a.m. International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates says t...