Bruce Penton

Canadian sports fans will have a tough time avoiding news about the World Cup, which kicks off June 12 in Toronto. Just don't call it soccer -- it's 'football' everywhere in the world.

Whether the Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series or miss the playoffs altogether, the 2026 season will be remembered for the significance of the team celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Sports has its stars and its superstars but only a handful throughout the 21st century could be deemed megastars.

Canadian hockey fans don't have to be reminded that it has been 33 years since a team from one of our provinces has claimed the Stanley Cup, but the way things are going, it could be another 33 -- or more -- before the cup returns north of the 49th parallel.

There are hundreds of millions of rabid soccer fans in the world -- as evidenced by the nearly non-stop television coverage of the FIFA World Cup centred in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico -- but I'm not one of them.

One of the most perplexing sports stories in Canada this year is about Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and his woeful power statistics. Read this article for free:

The ever-evolving Professional Golfers Association tour is undergoing another major change.

Baseball statistics used to be fairly straightforward

LeBron James, one of the world's most amazing athletes, has made his final decision. Read this article for free: