Category Archives: Sports

As general manager of the NHL’s expansion Las Vegas franchise, George McPhee wants to build a team that will entertain fans in a unique market and bring hockey’s hallowed trophy to the des...

VANCOUVER - Jon Jennings didn’t get caught up in the success that came when he was a rookie phenom quarterback leading the B.C. Lions last year. He’s no less rattled by his first stretch o...

TORONTO - Canadian rugby sevens coach Liam Middleton has paid the price for missing out on the “very attainable” goal of Olympic qualification. In the wake of a review of the men’s s...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Toronto FC was without star striker Sebastian Giovinco on Wednesday night as the Italian was given the night off. The MLS team started young Canadians Jordan Hamilton and Mo Babouli u...

WACO, Texas - Baylor hired Mack Rhoades as its new athletic director on Wednesday, bringing in an experienced administrator it believes will help the reeling program rebound from allegations that it d...

WINNIPEG - Cornerback Maurice Leggett has done a lot in two-plus seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but beating the Edmonton Eskimos isn’t on the list. “It’s frustrating you kno...

TORONTO - A year removed from a near-death experience at last year’s Indianapolis 500, Canadian James Hinchcliffe is back home and searching for his first victory of the season. The Oakville, On...

The Canadian Olympic team is confident it can reach its goal of winning at least 19 medals at the Rio Olympics. “Our primary goal is to win more medals than we won in London (in 2012), so 19 or ...

NEW YORK - The baseball All-Star Game has drawn a record-low television rating for the second straight year. The American League’s 4-2 victory over the NL in San Diego on Tuesday night got a 5.4...

Toronto FC will get partial salary cap relief in parting ways with big-ticket defender Damien Perquis. The French-born Polish international’s US$427,500 salary plus the emergence of younger, che...