Category Archives: Sports
COVID outbreak hits Nationals; 3-game series vs. Mets off
WASHINGTON - The entire season-opening three-game series between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets was called off on Friday because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the 2019 World Series champions, ...
Apr 02, 2021
Blue Jays GM says Springer could be ready to return for Dunedin opener
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says injured outfielder George Springer is day-to-day with a strained left oblique muscle and could be available when Toronto plays its first game at its temporar...
Apr 02, 2021
Five Canadians in the running for NCAA basketball championships this weekend
At least one Canadian will win a U.S. college basketball title on Sunday. Andrew Nembhard could have a chance to give Canada a rare double on Monday. A Canadian is on each of the teams in the women's ...
Apr 02, 2021
Canadian Bianca Andreescu wins marathon over Bakkari to advance to Miami Open final
MIAMI - Canada's Bianca Andreescu is heading to the final of the Miami Open after yet another three-set victory. The eighth-seeded Andreescu fought back from a break down twice in the third set to bea...
Apr 01, 2021
Canadiens pick up third straight win, 4-1 over Senators
OTTAWA - Jake Allen made 22 saves, Phillip Danault and Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist each, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Thursday night for their third co...
Apr 01, 2021
Woodbine CEO 'cautiously optimistic' '21 thoroughbred season will open on time
TORONTO - Jim Lawson isn't giving up on Woodbine's thoroughbred racing season starting on time. On Thursday, the Ontario government announced the province will go into a four-week, provincewide shutdo...
Apr 01, 2021
Texas Tech: Chris Beard leaving for Texas to replace Smart
AUSTIN, Texas - The athletic director at Texas Tech said Thursday that men's basketball coach Chris Beard has informed the school he is taking the job at Texas. Beard made the decision early Thursday,...
Apr 01, 2021
Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-2 in 10th inning as fans return
NEW YORK - Randal Grichuk led off the 10th with an RBI double, and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of the second year of starting extra innings with a runner on second to beat the New York Yankee...
Apr 01, 2021
Iowa's Luka Garza named AP men's college player of the year
INDIANAPOLIS - Luka Garza knew what everyone expected before returning for a final run as Iowa's unquestioned star. Pressure? Garza felt it, all right, enough to know his mental health required the sa...
Apr 01, 2021
Cyle Larin, Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer players of the month for March
Cyle Larin and Jessie Fleming have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for March. Larin was on target four times in Canada's World Cup qualifying wins over Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. ...
Apr 01, 2021
