Category Archives: Sports
Stampeders hand Blue Bombers first loss of the season with 37-16 victory
CALGARY - Vernon Adams Jr. threw his first two touchdown passes as a Stampeder in Calgary's 37-16 win over the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL on Thursday. Clark Barnes and Damien Alford cau...
Jul 03, 2025
Springer homers twice, Blue Jays win 8-5 to sweep Yankees and take first in AL East
TORONTO - George Springer smacked a pair of two-run homers to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-5 win and a four-game series sweep over the New York Yankees on Thursday. Springer put Toronto ahead 3-...
Jul 03, 2025
Toronto FC beaten 3-1 by New York City FC in first game since buying out Italian DPs
NEW YORK - Toronto FC, in its first outing since buying out the contacts of Italian designated players Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi, was beaten 3-1 by New York City FC in the lone MLS gam...
Jul 03, 2025
Doug Ghim sets pace at John Deere Classic with a 62 and a 1-shot lead
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - Doug Ghim holed out for eagle on the par-4 sixth hole and kept bogeys off his card on a day of low scoring Thursday. He opened with a 9-under 62 in a bid to become the latest first...
Jul 03, 2025
Canadian men's soccer team to host Australia in Montreal for October friendly
MONTREAL - The Canadian men's national soccer team will host Australia in its first match in Montreal since 2017 on Oct. 10 at Stade Saputo. Canada Soccer announced the opponent Thursday for the inter...
Jul 03, 2025
Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE for deportation, federal officials say
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Famed Mexican boxer Julio Csar Chvez Jr. has been arrested for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized cr...
Jul 03, 2025
Toronto Argonauts to host rival Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BMO Field on Friday
TORONTO - Derek Slywka is paid to break up passes and prevent touchdowns. He also knows what to do when the football is in his hands. The rookie safety scored two return touchdowns last week in leadin...
Jul 03, 2025
Ehlers leaves Winnipeg Jets for six-year, $51M deal with Carolina Hurricanes
RALEIGH - Nikolaj Ehlers is waving goodbye to the Winnipeg Jets. The winger signed a six-year, US$51-million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, the third day of NHL free agency. "Nikol...
Jul 03, 2025
Guardians' Luis Ortiz placed on leave by MLB amid gambling investigation, AP sources say
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was placed on non-disciplinary leave on Thursday due to a gambling investigation by Major League Baseball, two people with knowledge of the investigation told Th...
Jul 03, 2025
Calgary Flames prospect Cullen Potter brings mom's hockey heritage with him
CALGARY - Some say he has his mother's hands. Jenny Schmidgall-Potter was among the first women to combine motherhood and elite hockey when she twice gave birth to children and returned to the U.S. wo...
Jul 03, 2025
