Category Archives: Sports
Penny Oleksiak, Aurelie Rivard among national swimming award winners
Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak was recognized for her breakthrough performance at the Rio Olympics on Friday by being named the female swimmer of the year by Swimming Canada. The 16-year-old Olek...
Sep 30, 2016
Lions QB Jonathon Jennings continues to chase 5,000-yard mark against Redblacks
VANCOUVER - Jonathon Jennings’s statistics over his first 18 career Canadian Football League games compare favourably with some of the best quarterbacks in the league. The B.C. qu...
Sep 30, 2016
Whitecaps looking to improve dismal home record with rival Sounders in town
VANCOUVER - If they deserve it, the Vancouver Whitecaps don’t mind getting booed at home every now and again. The club has been poor at B.C. Place Stadium during a lost 2016 campaign, winning ju...
Sep 30, 2016
City says water safe to drink now at new Roughriders' stadium in Regina
REGINA - The water at the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ new stadium has been given the thumbs-up. The city said earlier this week that the water at Mosaic Stadium wasn’t suitable for drinking ...
Sep 30, 2016

76ers' Ben Simmons breaks bone in right foot
Ben Simmons has a broken bone in his right foot and its unknown how long the No. 1 overall pick will be sidelined for the Philadelphia 76ers. Simmons was injured Friday during the final training camp ...
Sep 30, 2016
Camara, Cabrera suspensions leave Impact thin on defence against Orlando
MONTREAL - Orlando City has been enough trouble for the Montreal Impact this season, but facing Brazilian star Kaka and his crew down three defenders will be a serious test. The Impact learned Friday ...
Sep 30, 2016
Average audience of 2.27 million viewers watches Canada's Game 2 World Cup win
TORONTO - Canada’s 2-1 victory over Team Europe in Game 2 of the World Cup of Hockey final drew an average audience of 2.27 million viewers on Sportsnet, the network said in a release ...
Sep 30, 2016
Als draw first sellout for Chapdelaine's debut as head coach against Argonauts
MONTREAL - It is probably no accident that Jacques Chapdelaine’s first game as head coach of the Montreal Alouettes coincides with the struggling CFL club’s first sellout in three sea...
Sep 30, 2016
Tiger-Cats won't have coach Austin on sidelines for key game with Stampeders
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are determined not to let the disciplinary action taken against head coach Kent Austin hinder their ability to compete against the best team in the CFL. Austin ...
Sep 30, 2016

Toronto FC skipper urges fans, club to resolve differences and come together
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley is urging feuding fans to get behind the MLS club in the stretch drive of the regular season. Some of Toronto’s supporters groups joined forces in going silent...
Sep 30, 2016