Category Archives: Sports

Tiger Woods returns with mixed bag and a 73
NASSAU, Bahamas - Not only did Tiger Woods return to golf Thursday, he returned to being Tiger. Just not for long. Hardly looking like a player who had not competed in 466 days, Woods ran off three st...
Dec 01, 2016
First Toronto FC coach predicted success, it just took longer than expected
TORONTO - Mo Johnston believed in Toronto FC from the get-go, holding out high hopes before the MLS expansion franchise ever kicked a ball. ”We’re going to have a very, very good team, rig...
Dec 01, 2016

Gridiron to the track: Canadian bobsled pilot Nick Poloniato turning heads
Nick Poloniato was so used to delivering blows on the football field that he never expected to be knocked over by bobsled. A standout defensive back in university, Poloniato had designs on attending a...
Dec 01, 2016
Atletico Mineiro will not play Chapecoense in final match
CHAPECO, Brazil - The president of Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro said Thursday the team will not play its final-round match of the Brazilian league season against Chapecoense. Nineteen of the Chapec...
Dec 01, 2016
Canadian women's rugby sevens team opens World Series season with three wins
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada opened the 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series on a winning note Thursday, posting three wins to advance to the quarter-finals. The Canadian women...
Dec 01, 2016

Toronto FC staging huge soccer turnaround, no longer a wasteland for players
TORONTO - Bill Manning remembers having to sell defender Drew Moor on Toronto FC while trying to recruit him as a free agent last winter. Manning, who joined Toronto as president in October 2015, knew...
Dec 01, 2016

Veteran goalie Jeff Glass still hopeful for NHL chance at 31
TORONTO - Veteran goaltender Jeff Glass practises with the Toronto Marlies not knowing when he will dress for a game, let alone get a start. His NHL revival attempt doesn’t come with any guarant...
Dec 01, 2016
Lacrosse star Lyle Thompson brings 'medicine game' to pipeline protesters
Last week, Lyle Thompson packed up his family, a couple of friends and dozens of lacrosse sticks and drove more than 24 hours from his home in upstate New York to the site of the Dakota Access pipelin...
Dec 01, 2016
Toronto Argonauts sign defensive end Shawn Lemon to contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed defensive end Shawn Lemon to a contract extension through the 2018 season on Thursday. The East Division all-star was tied for second in the CFL with 14 sacks la...
Dec 01, 2016
Toronto FC, Seattle Sounders battle for $275,000 team bonus as well as MLS Cup
TORONTO - In addition to the MLS Cup, Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders will be battling for a US$275,000 team bonus when they meet Dec. 10 for North American soccer supremacy. The losing team share...
Dec 01, 2016