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Fierce storm ends game early, giving Roughriders bizarre win over Als
MONTREAL - Mother Nature made CFL history Friday night. The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes 17-10 in the first-ever CFL contest called off early because of inclement weather at Mo...
Aug 11, 2019
Sean Red-Foley shines on mound as Toronto Blue Jays beat New York Yankees
TORONTO - Sean Reid-Foley is trying to prove he deserves to stay with the Toronto Blue Jays. The right-hander's performance against the New York Yankees on Friday could help his cause. ...
Aug 11, 2019
Nigeria rebounds to beat Canada in pre-FIBA World Cup friendly
WINNIPEG - Philip Scrubb knows missing 10 out of 11 shots late in a basketball game isn't a good thing, but he predicts it will become a distant memory for the Canadian national men's team. The guard ...
Aug 11, 2019
Virginia transgender bathroom case: Judge favours ex-student
NORFOLK, Va. - A federal judge in Virginia ruled Friday that a school board's transgender bathroom ban discriminated against a former student, Gavin Grimm, the latest in a string of decisions nationwi...
Aug 11, 2019
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
EL PASO, Texas - The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explaine...
Aug 11, 2019
NewsAlert: Nadal cruises to victory over Medvedev in Rogers Cup final
MONTREAL - Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has won his second straight Rogers Cup men's title, and fifth overall, with an emphatic 6-3, 6-0 victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev. More coming. The Can...
Aug 11, 2019
Some ticket prices go down for Winnipeg NFL pre-season game
WINNIPEG - The price has been reduced for up to 6,000 tickets for this month's NFL pre-season game in Winnipeg after the promoter put together a sponsorship deal. The partnership between Can...
Aug 11, 2019
Maguire's United routs Chelsea in EPL opener; Arsenal wins
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United started its Premier League campaign with a morale-boosting 4-0 win over old rival Chelsea with the world's most expensive defender Harry Maguire impressing on h...
Aug 11, 2019
Tanaka silences explosive Blue Jays offence as Yankees hold on for 1-0 win
TORONTO - Masahiro Tanaka silenced the Blue Jays productive offence with a three-hitter and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 1-0 Sunday to split a four-game series. The Blue Jays (49-71) scored 19 ru...
Aug 11, 2019
Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian women's water polo team has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada booked its first Summer Games ticket since 2004 after the semifinals of the Pan American G...
Aug 11, 2019
