Category Archives: Sports
FIFA opens new draw for World Cups, with fans from co-host countries getting an edge
The 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket window is open again. And this time residents in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the co-host countries, are getting a bit of a leg up in the lottery to get tickets...
Oct 27, 2025
B.C. Lions ride six-game win streak into West Division semifinal vs. Stampeders
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions didn't have the smoothest start to the 2025 CFL season. The team lost three of its first four games. Star quarterback Nathan Rourke was sidelined by injury. The defence look...
Oct 27, 2025
Canada coach Casey Stoney wants to win but has her eye on the bigger picture
After a 1-0 loss to No. 24 Switzerland and on the eve of a date with the 11th-ranked Dutch, Canada coach Casey Stoney offered a dose of perspective Monday. Coupled with a 3-0 loss to the United States...
Oct 27, 2025
Blue Jays drop 6-5 decision to Dodgers after Freeman walkoff ends 18-inning marathon
LOS ANGELES - Never mind the instant classic references and hyperbolic descriptions of Game 3 on Monday night. It will go down as the marathon game at the 2025 World Series, with Freddie Freeman's wal...
Oct 27, 2025
Alouettes starter Alexander's record-setting mark not impacted in playoffs
TORONTO - Davis Alexander's record-setting start to his CFL career won't be affected by the league playoffs. The Montreal quarterback is 11-0 as a starter, the best mark in league history by a quarter...
Oct 27, 2025
Anne Murray says she's 'nervous' but wants the Jays to 'win so badly' at World Series
NASHVILLE - Anne Murray is keeping her expectations in check, but says she desperately wants the Toronto Blue Jays to win the World Series title. The East Coast singer has been glued to her television...
Oct 27, 2025
Ticats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell earns second straight CFL passing title
TORONTO - Another year, another CFL passing title for Bo Levi Mitchell. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats veteran quarterback was the league's passing leader this season with 5,296 yards. He finished just ahead...
Oct 27, 2025
Cavalry's Marco Carducci up for CPL goalkeeper of the year for a fifth time
Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci has been nominated for the Canadian Premier League's Golden Glove award for the fifth time in the league's seven-year history, Carducci is up against Atletico Otta...
Oct 27, 2025
Calgary's Melissa (Scare) Croden wins UFC debut in October, fights again in November
Calgary bantamweight Melissa (Scare) Croden, who won her UFC debut by knockout Oct. 18, is stepping back in the cage Nov. 8 to face Luana Santos, ranked 15th among 135-pound contenders. Croden (7-2-0)...
Oct 27, 2025
Blue Jays fans stick it out till early morning hours to see L.A. Dodgers take Game 3
TORONTO - Patience is a virtue but it didn't pay off for the Toronto Blue Jays fans who stuck it out until almost 3 a.m. at Rogers Centre for a watch party that saw more than 27,000 fans pack the stan...
Oct 27, 2025
