Category Archives: Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO - When the 400 metres was added to the Paralympic program for Rio, Michelle Stilwell set her plan in motion. Gold was the goal. The Canadian wheelchair sprinter added another Paralympic...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Before Achmat Hassiem hops onto the Paralympic starting blocks in Rio, he’ll close his eyes and think of Scarlet. She’s the 4.7-metre great white shark that took his leg b...

VANCOUVER - Jeremiah Johnson seemed determined to put an end to the B.C. Lions tailback tandem once and for all Friday. The first-year Lions running back had the best rushing performance by a player a...

CALGARY - Jimmy Underdahl threw for over 300 yards with two touchdown passes as the Calgary Dinos downed the reigning Vanier Cup champion UBC Thunderbirds 35-8 on Friday in CIS football action. Underd...

GIJANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada will play for gold at the Women’s Baseball World Cup for only the second time in the history of the women’s national team program. Righty Amanda Asay, f...

TORONTO - A playoff atmosphere was in the air at Rogers Centre on Friday night as Boston and Toronto opened a pivotal three-game series that could sway the balance of power in the American League East...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Patrick Kane and Joe Pavelski each had a goal and an assist to help the United States beat Canada 4-2 on Friday night in an exhibition game before the World Cup of Hockey. There were ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - When Shaquille O’Neal was 10 years old, his father made a prediction. Friday night when his son became a Hall of Famer, it was realized. Shaq and Allen Iverson headlined the...

NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime both advanced to the semifinals at the Junior US Open on Friday. With their wins, Canada is the only countr...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin was not in the starting lineup for the opener of a key three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The veteran catcher is nursing a nagging l...