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Why Shohei Ohtani's fans in Canada and beyond say he's 'bigger than baseball'
The Los Angeles Dodgers' defence was crumbling against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the World Series, and pressure was mounting on L.A. players as the game got closer to the end. The boos that s...
Oct 28, 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates their win against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 18th inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Blue Jays lose 6-5 to Dodgers in marathon World Series Game 3
Game 3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles was both a thriller and an ultra-marathon which matched a World Series record for the longest game and ultimately ended in heartbreak for the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Oct 28, 2025 Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Eric Lauer prepares to throw during the 15th inning in Game 3 of baseball's World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Fans to cheer on Blue Jays from afar as team looks to take World Series lead in L.A.
TORONTO - Crowds of Toronto Blue Jays fans will be cheering from afar as the team looks to take a World Series lead in Los Angeles tonight. Watch parties will be held at the Rogers Centre and Nathan P...
Oct 27, 2025 Toronto Blue Jays players work out ahead of Game 3 of the 2025 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Saskatchewan to host 114th Grey Cup in 2027
The biggest game in Canadian football will be back at Mosaic Stadium in 2027. Saskatchewan is set to host the 114th Grey Cup, CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston announced on Monday morning. The game wi...
Oct 27, 2025 CFL commissioner Stuart Johnston announced that Saskatchewan will host the Grey Cup in 2027 on Monday morning at Mosaic Stadium. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Was that Colonel Sanders behind home plate at the Blue Jays game?
No, your eyes weren't deceiving you, Jays fans. That was Colonel Sanders behind the plate. A man looking very much like founder of KFC, right down the white suit, hair, mustache and Van Dyke beard, wa...
Oct 27, 2025 A Colonel Sanders impersonator sent by KFC Canada to promote their newly renamed sandwich, is seen in this handout photo, behind home plate at Game 2 of the World Series, in Toronto, on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout
Saskatchewan fan lives out lifelong dream as Jays head to L.A. for Game 3
For most baseball fans, watching the Blue Jays back in the World Series feels surreal. For Larry Fahlman of Saskatchewan, it's been the trip of a lifetime. The Regina-area fan travelled more than 2,00...
Oct 27, 2025 Larry and Tannis Fahlman cheer on the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre during the opening weekend of the World Series. The Saskatchewan couple travelled to Toronto to watch the Jays compete for their first championship in 32 years. (Larry Fahlman/Submitted)
Hilltops edge Thunder 30-27 in overtime to win PFC Final
The Saskatoon Hilltops rallied from a halftime deficit to beat the Regina Thunder 30-27 in overtime Sunday at Mosaic Stadium, capturing the Prairie Football Conference championship. Regina led 19-9 at...
Oct 26, 2025 The Saskatoon Hilltops beat the Regina Thunder 30–27 in overtime on Oct. 26, 2025 claiming the Prairie Football Conference championship. (Wanda Harron/ Wanda Harron Photography)
Jamie Nye: Roughriders thankful Ottawa skipped on Corey Mace
A 'Thank You' note to the Ottawa Redblacks should be mailed as soon as possible! On a day when Ottawa announced the firing of head coach Bob Dyce, Corey Mace's Saskatchewan Roughriders wrapped up a fi...
Oct 26, 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace should be the coach of the year in 2025, says Jamie Nye. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Yamamoto pitches complete game as Blue Jays lose Game 2 of World Series
The Toronto Blue Jays couldn't pull off a two-night sweep, losing to the Dodgers 5-1 in Game 2 of the World Series. Veteran Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman and Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto were locked in a ...
Oct 26, 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates his complete game after Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Thunder, Hilltops set for Prairie Conference Final showdown at Mosaic
It's a rematch of last year's conference final, which saw Regina lift the trophy for the first time in franchise history. This time, the Thunder have the chance to do what's never been done before: wi...
Oct 26, 2025 Regina Thunder take on Saskatoon Hilltops Sunday at Mosaic Stadium (Wanda Harron Photography/Submitted)
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Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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