Category Archives: Sports
Halifax Wanderers part way with coach Patrice Gheisar after CPL playoff loss
HALIFAX - Halifax Wanderers have parted ways with coach Patrice Gheisar after the club's penalty shootout loss to visiting York United in a Canadian Premier League play-in game. "We have built one of ...
Oct 24, 2025
Jays look to past World Series glory with Gaston, Carter, set to throw first pitches
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will be channelling their past World Series triumphs when they host the first two games of this year's Fall Classic. Former Toronto manager Cito Gaston will throw out t...
Oct 24, 2025
Canadian Drew Fischer named MLS's top referee for a second year in a row
NEW YORK - Canadian Drew Fischer has been named MLS Referee of the Year for the second year in a row. The 45-year-old from Calgary is the first referee to earn consecutive honours since Alan Kelly in ...
Oct 24, 2025
McGregor's hat trick powers Canada past Italy and into Para Hockey Cup final
OSTRAVA - Canada advanced to the gold-medal game at the International Para Hockey Cup with a 9-1 rout of Italy on Friday. Captain Tyler McGregor of Forest, Ont., led the way with a hat trick and two a...
Oct 24, 2025
Canada Ravens look to bounce back from Fiji loss when they face Ireland on Sunday
TORONTO - The Canada Ravens have to put aside their disappointment at missing out on the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup when they return to action Sunday against Ireland in the third-place game a...
Oct 24, 2025
Grand Opening: Barger hits grand slam as Jays thump Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays waited 32 long years to get back to the World Series. They made sure their return to the Fall Classic was a memorable one. Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand ...
Oct 24, 2025
Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov withdraw in Basel quarterfinals
BASEL - Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov both withdrew from their quarterfinal matches on Friday at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, a two-time winn...
Oct 24, 2025
Toronto FC opts not to pick up the contract option on Sean Johnson and seven others
TORONTO - Toronto FC has declined the 2026 contract option on veteran goalkeeper Sean Johnson and seven others, clearing the deck for an off-season rebuild. The MLS club also declined the options on d...
Oct 24, 2025
Dodgers or Blue Jays? Baseball writers make their picks for the 2025 World Series
TORONTO - The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series starting Friday night at Rogers Centre. The Dodgers are listed as a -220 favourite on BetMGM...
Oct 24, 2025
Yesavage gets the start as Jays open World Series against Dodgers
TORONTO - Rookie Trey Yesavage's improbable season continues today when he gets the start for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series. The 22-year-old right-hander, who played at every lev...
Oct 24, 2025
