Category Archives: Sports
Max Scherzer on Blue Jays' trade deadline: 'If they sell, that's on us'
TORONTO - Max Scherzer says the Toronto Blue Jays have no one to blame but themselves for the uncertainty of the next 24 hours. Scherzer had his best start of the season on Sunday, striking out five o...
Aug 02, 2026
Sabalenka ready for hard-court return at National Bank Open after challenging stretch
TORONTO - Aryna Sabalenka desperately needed a break. The WTA's top-ranked player had just been bounced from Wimbledon in the fourth round - her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2022 - on the heels of a...
Aug 02, 2026
Fermin's RBI single kick-starts four-run ninth to lift Cardinals over Blue Jays 5-1
TORONTO - Jose Fermin's RBI single kicked off a four-run ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday. Lars Nootbar doubled down the first-base line in the thi...
Aug 02, 2026
Shiho Kuwaki of Japan wins the Women's British Open on second playoff hole
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) - Shiho Kuwaki of Japan saved par to stay alive in a sudden-death playoff Sunday and won with a par on the second extra hole to claim the Women's British Open over Esthe...
Aug 02, 2026
Blue Jays get pitcher Jameson Taillon from Cubs in trade for player to be named later
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays got right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon and cash considerations in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Chicago will get a player to be named later or cash conside...
Aug 02, 2026
Rain washes out first day of National Bank Open main draw in Montreal
MONTREAL - National Bank Open tournament director Valrie Ttreault admitted she started tracking weather forecasts a month before the tournament began. "Every morning, I was looking at how things were ...
Aug 02, 2026
Venus Williams falls to Kamilla Rakhimova in rain-delayed first round at NBO
TORONTO - Venus Williams sat through a weather delay as rain pelted centre court. The seven-time Grand Slam winner then battled hard early before bowing out late after the skies finally cleared. Kamil...
Aug 02, 2026
Canada's Reyes wins judo gold on final day of Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW - Kyle Reyes and Coralie Godbout added a pair of judo medals to Canada's tally as competition wrapped up Sunday at the Commonwealth Games. Reyes captured gold in the men's -100-kilogram divisi...
Aug 02, 2026
Markham's Chan wins NBO qualifier in Montreal
Duncan Chan of Markham, Ont., survived a National Bank Open qualifying battle on Saturday in Montreal, with a three-set victory over Hugo Gaston of France. Chan dropped the first set of the best-of-th...
Aug 02, 2026
Dodgers land Cy Young ace Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deadline deal
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Ti...
Aug 01, 2026
