Category Archives: Sports

LOS ANGELES - The former president of ESPN said he resigned from the sports network after an extortion plot by someone who sold him cocaine. John Skipper told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview pu...

TORONTO - Fresh from its Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal win over Mexico’s Tigres, Toronto FC is pondering some injury question-marks and the prospect of playing on a “ga...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos released veteran Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood on Thursday. Greenwood, 32, of Kingston, Ont., signed with Edmonton last season as a free agent but suffered a seaso...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks shored up their secondary Thursday by signing American defensive back Josh Johnson to a one-year contract. Johnson appeared in eight games with the Jacksonville Jaguars i...

GLASOW, Scotland - Star winger DTH van der Merwe, Canada’s all-time leading try-scorer, has re-joined the Glasgow Warriors. Van der Merwe, who also holds the Glasgow try-scoring record, spent si...

MOSCOW - Most, but not all, of Russia’s top sports stars are backing Vladimir Putin in this weekend’s presidential election. Ahead of Sunday’s vote, a host of Olympic gold medallists...

Wednesday’s Games NHL Toronto 6 Dallas 5 (SO) Anaheim 3 Vancouver 0 San Jose 4 Edmonton 3 (OT) N.Y. Rangers 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT) New Jersey 8 Vegas 3 — AHL Toronto 4 Laval 0 Manitoba 6 Texa...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - After losing three consecutive games in the heat of a tight playoff race, the Anaheim Ducks were not going to be choosy about who scored their goals or which team they beat. So when ...

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Billy Bridges lived through the lean years of Canadian sledge hockey, when the privilege of playing for Canada’s national team came with a hefty $15,000 price tag...

EDMONTON - Resiliency was the watchword for the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Tomas Hertl had a pair of goals, including the overtime winner, as the Sharks came from behind on three separate occasions...