By Kirk Moss Raptormania consumed the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sports, in celebration of sports writer, U of T Alumni and author Alex Wong’s ground-breaking book “Prehistoric: The Audacious and Improbable Origin Story of the Toronto Raptors” with a forward by Mighty-mouse, the legendary Damon Stoudermire. With a star-studded guests list, and panel discussion, […]
The talent of players from Concacaf can be found all around the world, the latest signing happening in Spain at Real Betis Balompie who added FW Tiffany Cameron of the Jamaican Women’s National Team. Cameron was part of the Reggae Girlz squad in both of their historical participations at the FIFA Women’s World Cup: The […]
By Stephen Weir It’s a shocking Toronto sports story. Right now, the Toronto Argonauts are the top professional sports team in the Six, not the last year’s Raptors, not the pitiful TSN soccer club, and of course one is never sure about the Maple Leafs. As the Grey Cup game approaches, the Toronto Argonauts, who […]
Despite entering the week with a 17-18 tour-level record this season, the Canadian successfully defended his Swiss Indoors Basel title with a 7-6(3), 7-6(5) win against Hubert Hurkacz on Sunday in the ATP 500 final. Auger-Aliassime had made just one semi-final in 2023, and that came in February in Doha. But the 23-year-old, who has […]
A Canadian postage stamp to honour Willie O’Ree, the NHL’s first Black player, will be unveiled in Edmonton on Saturday as part of the Heritage Classsic festivities. The stamp will be officially issued on Monday. O’Ree made his NHL debut with Boston on Jan. 18, 1958, and played two games with the Bruins that season. […]
World 200 meters champion Shericka Jackson is one of 11 nominees for the World Athletics Female Athlete-of-the-Year award. According to a announcement on the website of World Athletics, the sport’s world governing body, the voting process for the award opened on Wednesday, and the athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, […]
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders running back George Reed, a CFL legend, passed away at the age of 83, just one day before his 84th birthday. Reed’s remarkable career and contributions to both football and his community are celebrated. George Reed, widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs in CFL history, enjoyed a remarkable 13-year […]
Two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson is now the second-best female combined sprinter of all time and could soon to become the greatest of all time if she runs faster in the 100m, 200m or 400m in the coming season. As at the end of the 2022/2023 season when she won her second 200m […]
West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews slammed an incredible 132 and led her side in the highest successful run chase of all-time in women’s Twenty20 Internationals against hosts and world champions Australia Women on Monday. The 25-year-old all-rounder cracked 20 fours and five sixes from 64 balls in a breath-taking assault on the Australian bowling, […]
Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders by nine wickets An emotional Imran Tahir couldn’t stop his tears all the way from the end of the CPL 2023 final to the presentation ceremony and beyond. He had, after all, played a big role in taking Guyana Amazon Warriors to their first CPL title after having […]