When Canadian Olympic hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep was growing up, Toronto had a severe lack of sporting infrastructure. That situation has changed now that Toronto has won the bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games. The winning city was announced Friday and supporters say holding the events will bring countless opportunities for the next generation of Canadian [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Blue Jays have already made the biggest move of their off-season: they removed “interim” from Paul Beeston’s title. Today Beeston agreed to become the president and CEO of the club and Rogers Centre for the next three years. He had held the position for the past 12 months in an interim role. During that period, team [...] Continue Reading

Kevin Glenn threw for 322 yards and a touchdown to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 26-17 victory over the host Toronto Argonauts on Friday night at the Rogers Centre. Starting for the second straight game in place of the struggling Quinton Porter, Glenn made another bold statement towards becoming the full-time starter for Hamilton (7-9). The veteran quarterback [...] Continue Reading

It’s been a busy two days for the Toronto Argonauts. One day after reports suggested owners Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon may be interested in selling the franchise, the team announced they would be dropping ticket prices next season and one of their 2010 home games will be played in Moncton, NB. “We are thrilled that the [...] Continue Reading

Anthony Calvillo threw for 216 yards and a touchdown, and the playoff-bound Montreal Alouettes beat the Toronto Argonauts, 27-8, on Saturday at Rogers Centre. The Argos (3-10) hung tough in the first half, but ultimately fell victim to the CFL’s top-ranked defence, which limited them to just 218 yards and forced three turnovers. After an ineffective first-half [...] Continue Reading

Josh Wilson had a two RBI triple in the eighth inning to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Thursday night at the Rogers Centre. “King” Felix Hernandez had 11 strikeouts and pitched eight solid innings for the Mariners (80-83) to earn his sixth straight victory, and 17th of the year. Jays’ pitcher Ricky Romero [...] Continue Reading

Travis Snider went 2-for-4 with a home run and RBI single as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre. With the win Toronto (69-83) completed the three-game sweep over Baltimore (60-92), their first since June 18, when they took three against the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Scott [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Blue Jays have brought in the three lowest crowds since moving to the Rogers Centre in 1989. With six games — including Tuesday night’s contest against Baltimore — left in the season, the Blue Jays are on pace to draw 1,885,364 spectators – over half a million less than they brought in during 2008. However, that total [...] Continue Reading