-
NewsAlert: Blue Jays clinch top AL wild-card berth
The Toronto Blue Jays will play host to a best-of-three, wild-card playoff series starting on Friday at the Rogers Centre. The Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5…
04 Oct 2022 | Sports -
Toronto Blue Jays clinch home field in first round
The Toronto Blue Jays have clinched the top wild-card seed in the American League and will play their first-round series at Rogers Centre starting Friday.
04 Oct 2022 | Sports -
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions about handling of alleged sex assaults
Hockey Canada‘s board chairs, past and present, will answer to the federal government today on the hockey body’s handling of alleged sexual assaults and how money w…
04 Oct 2022 | Sports -
Siakam’s brother joins Raptors 905 coaching staff
TORONTO – Some familiar faces are joining the Toronto Raptors’ NBA G League affiliate Raptors 905, including Pascal Siakam’s brother.
03 Oct 2022 | Sports -
Markus Niemelainen keeps hitting for Edmonton Oilers
Markus Niemelainen is a soft spoken man who is often described as a loud hockey player.
02 Oct 2022 | Sports -
At least 125 die at Indonesian soccer match as police tear gas causes chaos, trampling
Panic and a chaotic run for exits after police fired tear gas at an Indonesian soccer match to drive away fans upset with their team’s loss left at least 125 dead, …
02 Oct 2022 | Sports -
Blue Jays plan to celebrate playoff berth
TORONTO – Win or lose, the Toronto Blue Jays were planning to celebrate on Friday night.
30 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Nurse sees improvement in Barnes since last season
VICTORIA – Nick Nurse’s challenge to Scottie Barnes heading into this past off-season was to keep improving his game. Pretty straightforward, but not necessarily so…
30 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Ujiri: Teams need to revisit culture amid tumult
TORONTO – The past few explosive weeks in the NBA have seen Phoenix owner Robert Sarver and Boston coach Ime Udoka suspended. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards was reprim…
27 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Edmonton Oilers blank Jets 4-0 in pre-season opener
The Edmonton Oilers opened their pre-season with a 4-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets Sunday at Rogers Place.
26 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Manoah, Merrifield lead Jays to 3-1 win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Toronto interim manager John Schneider is willing to go all in trying to get the top AL wild card and the home playoff series that goes …
25 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Rays face the Blue Jays leading series 2-1
Toronto Blue Jays (85-67, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (84-68, third in the AL East)
25 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Lethbridge Hurricanes have high WHL hopes after disappointing playoff finish
After ending the Western Hockey League preseason with a pair of wins over the Red Deer Rebels, Lethbridge Hurricanes head coach Brent Kisio is feeling good as his t…
23 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Blue Jays demote Merryweather, recall Griffin
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays optioned reliever Julian Merryweather to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon and recalled left-hander Foster Griffin from the Bi…
21 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Toronto Maple Leafs add Dairy Farmers of Ontario logo to jerseys for upcoming season
The Toronto Maple Leafs will sport a “Milk” patch on their jersey this season after reaching a partnership with Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
20 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Nova Scotia’s Nathan MacKinnon becomes highest-paid player in the NHL
The Colorado Avalanche are making Nathan MacKinnon the highest-paid player in the NHL’s salary cap era.
20 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Ahead of FIBA World Cup, Nurse recalls ‘hard to play’ WNBA season without Griner
The early-August day Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, Kia Nurse and her Phoenix Mercury teammates watched the heart-wrenching court …
19 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Orioles beat Jays 5-4 to avoid sweep
TORONTO – Canadian closer Jordan Romano has become almost automatic in finishing off victories for the Toronto Blue Jays this season.
18 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Blue Jays meet the Orioles with 1-0 series lead
Baltimore Orioles (75-68, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (82-63, second in the AL East)
17 Sep 2022 | Sports -
NHL stars say Hockey Canada sex abuse scandal ‘terrible for everybody’
Connor McDavid has answered the call to wear Canada’s red Maple Leaf throughout his career.
16 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Blue Jays host the Orioles to begin 3-game series
Baltimore Orioles (75-67, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (81-63, second in the AL East)
16 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Diaz’s three-run homer powers Rays past Blue Jays
TORONTO – Yandy Diaz had a three-run homer in the second inning and the Tampa Bay Rays never looked back in a 11-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday aftern…
15 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Roger Federer, considered greatest male tennis star, announces retirement
Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new heights during a career spanning more than two de…
15 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Blue Jays play the Rays with 2-1 series lead
Tampa Bay Rays (79-62, third in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (80-62, second in the AL East)
14 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Rays beat Jays 4-2 in first game of doubleheader
TORONTO – Randy Arozarena drove in runs in the first and third innings as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the firs…
13 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Hockey Canada told feds it could self-govern safe sport cases, boasted of reserve fund
Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a “significant potential claim.”
13 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Bichette named AL player of the week
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has been named the American League’s player of the week.
12 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Elias Theodorou, Canadian UFC fighter and cannabis advocate, dies at 34
Elias Theodorou, a charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete, has died. He was 34.
12 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Houston Texans honour Uvalde Elementary school shooting victims at season opener
The Houston Texans used their opener Sunday against Indianapolis to honor and remember the victims of the Uvalde Elementary school shooting.
12 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Rays visit the Blue Jays to open 5-game series
Tampa Bay Rays (78-60, second in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (78-61, third in the AL East)
12 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Jays drop series finale to Rangers behind strong Perez start
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Martin Perez allowed one run in six innings, Adolis Garcia homered for the second consecutive game and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Bl…
11 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Blue Jays drop series finale to Rangers 4-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Martin Perez allowed one run in six innings, Adolis Garcia homered for the second consecutive game and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Bl…
11 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Jays score early, often in 11-7 win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Danny Jansen homered and matching a career high with four hits, Santiago Espinal tied his career highs with three hits and three RBIs, and R…
11 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Blue Jays place Gurriel Jr. on 10-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Friday due to a left hamstring strain.
10 Sep 2022 | Sports -
Bichette hits 5th HR in 4 games, Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bo Bichette homered for the fifth time in the last four games, Danny Jansen hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning and the playoff…
10 Sep 2022 | Sports