World Cup helps Danforth bars and eateries boom — even in early morning
With the World Cup underway, soccer fans are looking for somewhere to get their fix with other fans—and where better than on The Danforth?
East York · Sports
East York’s soccer club turns 45, now one of city’s biggest
The EYSC was created to bring the East York community together and has now become one of the city’s largest clubs.
East York’s basketball talent is shaking up notions of what Canadian players can do
Young and upcoming basketball players in East York are determined to destroy stereotypes that Canadians can’t hold their own.
Local family creates a ‘racquet’ at induction ceremony
Leaside Sports Hall of Fame recognizes Leaside Tennis Club founder Matt Sayliss posthumously. Sayliss gathered three of his neighbours, bought a tennis net, some limestone and marked the layout for two tennis courts. That was the seed that grew into what is now the Leaside Tennis Club.
East York school wins its first championship in over a century
Coach Jason Kuuter was skeptical how far Secord Elementary School’s touch football team could go when the season began in mid-October. “I knew that they were talented and that they would be competitive,” he said. “But I could not have predicted this win.”
It’s time to give Canadian women’s soccer the coverage it deserves
Did you catch the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team’s 7-0 win over Panama on October 14? The one that guaranteed them qualification to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
Rare sports cards bring out the collectors
Traders, buyers and sellers at the latest Toronto Card Show got a bonus: grabbing a pint along with some rare sports cards.
Toronto Furies player shares her coming-out story
Coming out to her friends, family and fans was a difficult process for 28-year-old Jessica Platt, as transgender was never a label she went by.
Toronto FC shows how far MLS has come
With Toronto FC easing through the CONCACAF Champions League, it’s easy to forget how far the club, and MLS competition, has come in recent years.
Women’s boxing night raises money for another fight: Parkinson’s
An all-female amateur boxing event served as an introduction into the world of boxing while raising money to fight Parkinson’s disease.