Category Archives: Sports
Tale of the Tape: How World Cup opponents Canada and Switzerland match up
VANCOUVER - Co-host Canada will face Switzerland in Vancouver on Wednesday, with first place in Group B on the line. Canada's superior goal differential means it will finish on top of the group with a...
Jun 23, 2026
Panama, Croatia face must-win game tonight in Toronto
TORONTO - Panama is hoping for a better outcome tonight when it plays its second World Cup game at Toronto Stadium. Los Canaleros dropped a 1-0 decision to Ghana in the Group L opener last Wednesday i...
Jun 23, 2026
Blue Jays finding success going to well of strong at-bats, defensive play
TORONTO - John Schneider maintained there is still plenty of work to do, but is happy with his team's play and its direction recently. The Toronto Blue Jays had seven batters get at least one hit, and...
Jun 23, 2026
Captain Alphonso Davies expected to play for Canada vs. Switzerland: coach
VANCOUVER - Alphonso Davies is expected to make his return to the field Wednesday when Canada takes on Switzerland in their final group-stage game of this summer's FIFA World Cup. Head coach Jesse Mar...
Jun 23, 2026
Algeria rallies past Jordan 2-1 for its first win at a World Cup since 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Algeria scored off two corner kicks in the second half to rally from an early deficit and defeat Jordan 2-1 on Monday to bolster its chances of advancing to the knockout rou...
Jun 22, 2026
Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded to Heat in blockbuster deal, AP source says
MIAMI (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned - and the Heat finally have another superstar. Ending a marathon watch for the...
Jun 22, 2026
Erling Haaland scores 2 more goals and Norway beats Senegal 3-2 to reach World Cup round of 32
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Erling Haaland and Norway rowed their way into the World Cup's round of 32. Haaland scored twice to raise his World Cup goals total to four, and the Vikings clinched advan...
Jun 22, 2026
Howard scores 20, Gray and Okot each net 18 as Dream beat Tempo 94-87
ATLANTA (AP) - Rhyne Howard scored 20 points, Allisha Gray and rookie Madina Okot each added 18, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Toronto Tempo 94-87 on Monday night for their fourth straight victory. G...
Jun 22, 2026
Straw, Kirk come up clutch as Blue Jays top Astros 4-2 for fifth win in six games
TORONTO - Myles Straw's seventh-inning sacrifice fly drove home the go-ahead run, Alejandro Kirk padded the score with one of his own in the eighth, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4...
Jun 22, 2026
Kylian Mbappé scores 2 goals to lead France to 3-0 win over Iraq and into World Cup knockout stage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Neither rain, nor lightning, nor a swampy field - and certainly not overmatched Iraq - could stop Kylian Mbapp. Yeah, it got a bit messy on the pitch. Weather aside, this game - as...
Jun 22, 2026
