Category Archives: Sports
Jets sign forward Adam Lowry to three-year contract worth $8.75 million
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have avoided salary arbitration with forward Adam Lowry, signing him to a three-year, US$8.75 million contract. The 25-year-old played in 45 games for the Jets last season...
Jul 19, 2018
Redblacks look to put lopsided loss to Stamps behind them in match with Lions
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are looking for a big game on Friday to put last week’s embarrassing loss at TD Place Stadium behind them, and they have one key factor going in their favour. They ...
Jul 19, 2018
Cockerton leads Canada past Iroquois Nationals 15-4 in world field lacrosse semi
NETANYA, Israel - Canada and the United States will meet in the final of the world field lacrosse championship once again. Mark Cockerton scored four times as Canada cruised past the Iroquois National...
Jul 19, 2018
Jayna Hefford named as Canadian Women's Hockey League's interim commissioner
Five-time Olympian and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Jayna Hefford has been appointed interim commissioner of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. Hefford will officially assume the role on Aug. 1...
Jul 19, 2018
Former Argos running back Crawford named Canadian Open tournament director
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Bryan Crawford is Golf Canada's new tournament director for the RBC Canadian Open. Crawford played seven seasons at running back for the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts, before working ...
Jul 19, 2018
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard through to quarterfinals at Swiss Open
GSTAAD, Switzerland - A resilient Eugenie Bouchard converted on her seventh match-point opportunity in a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) win over eighth-seed Viktorija Golubic in second-round action Thursday at the ...
Jul 19, 2018
Olympic figure skating medallist Denis Ten killed
MOSCOW - Olympic figure skating medallist Denis Ten was killed Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder. Ten was stabbed after a dispute with people who alleg...
Jul 19, 2018
Toronto FC suspends supporter group privileges after incident in Ottawa stands
Toronto FC indefinitely suspended recognized supporter group privileges and announced plans for a review of the program Thursday after fires briefly burned in the stands during a Canadian Championship...
Jul 19, 2018
Johnson and Kisner, housemates and British Open leaders
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - A light rain in the morning that gave way to soft sunlight in the afternoon took some of the sting out of Carnoustie. Just not all of it. Kevin Kisner found that out with one sw...
Jul 19, 2018
Canada's rugby teams preparing for do-or-die Sevens World Cup format
Canada’s rugby teams will be met with a daunting challenge each time they take the field at the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco this weekend. Lose one game and they’re done. In an elimin...
Jul 19, 2018
