Category Archives: Sports
Former sledge hockey player Todd Nicholson named 2018 Paralympic chef de mission
Lying in hospital after a prom night car accident left him a paraplegic, Todd Nicholson asked his parents what he was going to do with his life. “‘We don’t care what you do,'” ...
Jan 24, 2017
Bengals' Jones issues apology after police release video
Cincinnati Bengals player Adam “Pacman” Jones apologized through his attorneys after police released video showing his raucous, often-vulgar reaction to his latest arrest. The video from t...
Jan 24, 2017
Veteran QB Henry Burris proved many of his skeptics wrong over 17 CFL seasons
Henry Burris made a career of proving people wrong. Few expected him to have the success he achieved in football, especially in Canada, where he won three Grey Cups during a roller-coaster 17-year car...
Jan 24, 2017
Veteran Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris announces retirement
OTTAWA - Henry Burris was asked the question almost immediately after he led the Ottawa Redblacks to a thrilling win over the Calgary Stampeders in last season’s Grey Cup. Are you going to retir...
Jan 24, 2017
Draisaitl showing that McDavid isn't the only Oilers star on the rise
Leon Draisaitl couldn’t get enough of the National Hockey League when he first came to North America. A German teenager living in the small city of Prince Albert, Sask., and playing for the loca...
Jan 24, 2017
Erin Andrews had cervical cancer surgery during NFL season
LOS ANGELES - Erin Andrews says she battled cervical cancer during the NFL season, months after winning a lawsuit against a stalker. The 38-year-old Fox Sports sideline reporter and “Dancing wit...
Jan 24, 2017
NHL 100: A look at highs and lows of the all-star game
The NHL all-star game has seen many formats over the decades. Ideas come and go to combat low intensity levels from players whose top priority is not to get injured, but interest seemed to pick up at ...
Jan 24, 2017
Milos Raonic leads Canada into home-court Davis Cup tie versus Britain
OTTAWA - Canada’s captain Martin Laurendeau says Britain will be a tough Davis Cup opponent even without Andy Murray. Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil, Daniel Nestor and Denis Shapovalov are the hos...
Jan 24, 2017
Toronto Argonauts fire general manager Jim Barker after missing CFL playoffs
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts opened the 2016 season amid high expectations with new ownership, a revamped stadium and the prospect of hosting the Grey Cup at home. They ended the campaign out of th...
Jan 24, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Washington 6 Carolina 1 N.Y. Rangers 3 Los Angeles 2 Toronto 4 Calgary 0 Anaheim 3 Winnipeg 2 Arizona 3 Florida 2 (OT) San Jose 5 Colorado 2 — NBA Washington 109 Charlot...
Jan 23, 2017
