Category Archives: Sports
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and Blue Jays agree to $60 million, 4-year contract, AP source says
TORONTO (AP) - Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday. The peop...
Jan 03, 2026
Canada's Sharpe, Fraser amp up Olympic halfpipe preparation after Calgary World Cup
CALGARY - Cassie Sharpe wanted more. The Canadian freestyle ski star was frustrated after finishing off the podium Saturday in a halfpipe she considers her home. The reigning women's X Games Aspen cha...
Jan 03, 2026
Reports: Toronto Blue Jays agree to deal with Japanese third baseman Kazuma Okamoto
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays and Japanese free-agent third baseman Kazuma Okamoto have agreed to terms on a contract, according to multiple reports. ESPN and Sportsnet reported Saturday afternoon t...
Jan 03, 2026
Canada's Cynthia Appiah takes silver in World Cup monobob at Winterberg
WINTERBERG - Canada's Cynthia Appiah earned silver in women's monobob at the IBSF World Cup Winterberg on Saturday. Appiah, from Toronto, finished with a two-heat time of one minute 58.53 seconds. It ...
Jan 03, 2026
Swiss skier Rast dedicates her 1st World Cup GS win to victims of Crans-Montana bar fire
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) - Camille Rast celebrated briefly with both arms in the air after she crossed the finish line. Then she tapped the black mourning band on her left upper arm twice and made...
Jan 03, 2026
Anthony Joshua returns to Britain after car crash that killed two friends in Nigeria
LONDON (AP) - Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has reportedly flown back to Britain several days after a fatal car crash that killed two of his friends in Nigeria. Sina Ghami and Latif...
Jan 03, 2026
'I just need to continue this': Canucks winger DeBrusk focused on rebuilding game
VANCOUVER - It's been a week of highs and lows for Vancouver Canucks winger Jake DeBrusk. He held out Monday when his team took a 3-2 shootout win over the Seattle Kraken. Back in the lineup Friday fo...
Jan 03, 2026
Former Canada coach John Herdman takes charge of the Indonesia men's team
John Herdman, who inherited a Canadian men's team ranked 94th in the world and took it to the World Cup in 2022, has found a new challenge. The 50-year-old English coach was appointed coach of the Ind...
Jan 03, 2026
Rangers beat Panthers 5-1 in Winter Classic
MIAMI (AP) - Send the New York Rangers outdoors, and they become unbeatable. Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick, Artemi Panarin scored twice and the Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Friday night i...
Jan 03, 2026
Beniers scores in shootout, Seattle Kraken outlast Vancouver Canucks for 4-3 win
VANCOUVER - Matty Beniers scored the decisive shootout goal and the Seattle Kraken held on for a 4-3 win over the Canucks in Vancouver on Friday. Cale Fleury, Chandler Stephenson and Ben Meyers all sc...
Jan 03, 2026
