Category Archives: Sports
Bettman on Senators' situation: 'It's more sensationalized than anything else'
LAS VEGAS - Despite a rash of recent negative headlines suggesting otherwise, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says there is “no issue” with the Ottawa Senators. Speaking after the leagueR...
Jun 20, 2018
Head coach Triano has the talent, just needs senior men's basketball team to mesh
VANCOUVER - Head coach Jay Triano believes he has all the right pieces. The task ahead is figuring out how they fit together. Triano is overseeing a two-day training camp before Canada’s nationa...
Jun 20, 2018
Diego Costa scores again, Spain beats Iran 1-0 at World Cup
KAZAN, Russia - Patience is a virtue, and Spain showed plenty of it to overcome a tough challenge from Iran at the World Cup. During a frustrating evening at the Kazan Arena when the 2010 champions st...
Jun 20, 2018
Player union blasts concussion management at World Cup
MOSCOW - The impact to his head was so violent that Noureddine Amrabat can’t remember the World Cup match at all, even though he was playing in it. “Five, six hours, gone. Totally gone,...
Jun 20, 2018
Webster: Raptors have been working to trade into this year's NBA draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have been busy trying to trade their way into this year’s NBA draft. Toronto has no pick in Thursday’s draft at Barclays Center in New York, and while GM Bobb...
Jun 20, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos place Hackenberg, Owens on their 45-man negotiation list
The Edmonton Eskimos have added another unemployed former NFL player to their negotiation list. According to a CFL source, Edmonton has added quarterback Christian Hackenberg to its negotiation list. ...
Jun 20, 2018
Redblacks O-line counted on to protect Harris from aggressive Riders defence
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks enter their season opener in first place in the CFL East Division. To stay there, they will need to find a way to contain the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ aggressive d...
Jun 20, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack loan wingers Jonny Pownall, Ryan Burroughs to Barrow Raiders
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have loaned wingers Jonny Pownall and Ryan Burroughs to the Barrow Raiders. But both players will be ineligible to play for the Raiders when eighth-place Barrrow (5-9-3)...
Jun 20, 2018
Morales hits two-run shot as Blue Jays edge Braves 5-4 in matinee
TORONTO - J.A. Happ has been the lone Toronto Blue Jays starter who has been consistently strong this season. With his team continuing to languish under the .500 mark, each solid performance is raisin...
Jun 20, 2018
Rush end Charleston Hughes making presence felt with Riders' defence
The off-season acquisition of quarterback Zach Collaros was big for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but so was landing defensive lineman Charleston Hughes. The veteran pass rusher had three sacks in Sas...
Jun 20, 2018
