Category Archives: Sports
Esports on ESPN: Overwatch championship to air in prime time
Esports are coming to ESPN. The network will air the inaugural Overwatch League Grand Finals in prime time this month as part of a multiyear agreement to bring esports to the biggest sports platform o...
Jul 11, 2018
Federer stunned in Wimbledon QF; Nadal, Djokovic, Isner win
LONDON - Roger Federer was a point away from a rather tidy, straight-set victory in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. One lousy point. And then, slowly, over the next two-plus hours, all the way until the ...
Jul 11, 2018
Charlie Kimball carrying torch for diabetes sufferers at Toronto Indy
TORONTO - Charlie Kimball was born in Britain and raised in California, but hanging on the wall of his living room is a painting of an iconic residence in London, Ont., - the Banting House, alongside ...
Jul 11, 2018
Parents of Humboldt Broncos player killed in crash call for changes in law
MONTMARTRE, Sask. - The parents of the youngest Humboldt Broncos player killed in a highway crash say they’ve filed a lawsuit because they want changes to provincial and federal laws. Russell an...
Jul 11, 2018
Raonic says he injured leg in Wimbledon quarterfinal loss to Isner
LONDON - Battling both his opponent’s powerful serve and his own injury-prone body, Canadian Milos Raonic made a quarterfinal exit at Wimbledon for the second year in a row. Raonic, the No. 13 s...
Jul 11, 2018
Calgary Stampede chuckwagon driver injured in tumble at start of race
CALGARY - A chuckwagon driver is in hospital after he fell from his rig during a race at the Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby. The Stampede says in a release that Obrey Motowylo suffered undis...
Jul 11, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games World Cup Semifinal in St. Petersburg Russia France 1 Belgium 0 — MLB American League Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 8 Texas 4 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 2 Houston 6 Oakland 5 ...
Jul 10, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games World Cup Semifinal in St. Petersburg Russia France 1 Belgium 0 — MLB American League Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 8 Texas 4 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 2 Houston 6 Oakland 5 ...
Jul 10, 2018
Stroman sharp as Blue Jays knock Braves out of NL East lead
ATLANTA - A rejuvenated Marcus Stroman outlasted Julio Teheran by forcing the Braves to consistently hit grounders. Toronto’s batters did their part in a decisive eighth inning. Russell Martin&#...
Jul 10, 2018
Bighill poised to make first appearance at B.C. Place Stadium as a Bomber
It will be a homecoming of sorts for Adam Bighill. The veteran linebacker makes his first regular-season appearance at B.C. Place Stadium on Saturday since 2016 when he was with the Lions. But the fiv...
Jul 10, 2018
