Category Archives: Sports
Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal
WELLINGTON - Bev Priestman says she didn't leave her house in Canada for a month in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal. "For me I didn't feel safe, that's being brutally honest," said ...
Jul 30, 2025
Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Dylan Samberg to three-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan Samberg to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$5.75 million, the club announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old set ...
Jul 30, 2025
Calgary Stampeders place starter Vernon Adams Jr. on one-game injured list
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders will be without starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. when they face the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday. Calgary (5-2) placed Adams on the one-game injured list with a h...
Jul 30, 2025
Unbeaten Canadian lightweight (Prince) Lucas Bahdi one win away from WBA title fight
Unbeaten Canadian (Prince) Lucas Bahdi will meet former world champion Roger (The Kid) Gutierrez in a 12-round WBA lightweight title elimination bout on Aug. 23 in Orlando, Fla. The winner will become...
Jul 30, 2025
German athlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident, a government spokesman said Wednesday, and efforts are un...
Jul 30, 2025
McIntosh advances into 200 butterfly final; Kharun misses podium at swimming worlds
SINGAPORE - Canada's Ilya Kharun fell just short of the podium, while Summer McIntosh powered into another final at the world swimming championship in Singapore on Wednesday. Kharun, a 20-year-old fro...
Jul 30, 2025
Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.61 second
SINGAPORE (AP) - Lon Marchand broke the world record in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute 52.61 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set...
Jul 30, 2025
Five things to know about new Blue Jays pitcher Seranthony Dominguez
The Toronto Blue Jays made their first move to bolster a bullpen in need of help ahead of Thursday's Major League Baseball trade deadline, acquiring right-hander Seranthony Dominguez from the Baltimor...
Jul 30, 2025
Put down your phone while supervising kids in the water, Lifesaving Society urges
TORONTO - As Canada heads into a long weekend, the Lifesaving Society is urging parents and caregivers not to have their phones in hand while watching children playing near water or swimming. The soci...
Jul 30, 2025
Rutschman’s clutch double lifts Orioles to 3-2 win over Blue Jays and doubleheader sweep
BALTIMORE (AP) - Adley Rutschman doubled home the tiebreaking run in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles completed a doubleheader sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2 on Tuesday ...
Jul 29, 2025
