Category Archives: Sports
Habs bring back Tomas Plekanec, sign Matthew Peca, Xavier Ouellet
MONTREAL - Tomas Plekanec got his wish to return to Montreal and is confident the Canadiens can get back into the NHL playoffs. The 35-year-old free agent centre, who was traded to the Toronto Maple L...
Jul 1, 2018
2-time champ Andy Murray out of Wimbledon because bad hip
LONDON - Two-time champion Andy Murray pulled out of Wimbledon on Sunday because of a bad hip that has been a problem for about a year and was surgically repaired less than six months ago. The All Eng...
Jul 1, 2018
Source: Backup guard Fred VanVleet agrees to two-year deal with Raptors
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet has always bet on himself. Because for awhile, it seemed like nobody else would. But VanVleet earned the Raptors’ undying support as the hard-working motor that powered T...
Jul 1, 2018
Former Wimbledon champ Pat Cash likes what he sees in Canadian Denis Shapovalov
LONDON - Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash picks Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov as one to watch at this year’s tournament. In a Sunday Times column under the headline titled “Where is...
Jul 1, 2018
Serena Williams says it's unfair she's drug-tested more
LONDON - Serena Williams says it isn’t fair that she has been drug-tested more than other American tennis players this year. “Just test everyone equally,” the seven-time Wimbledon ch...
Jul 1, 2018
Report: Tour organizers don't want Froome on starting line
PARIS - Le Monde newspaper says Tour de France organizers have forbidden four-time champion Chris Froome from taking part in this year’s race. According to the newspaper, Amaury Sport Organisati...
Jul 1, 2018
Tavares, Stastny, other big fish on the move as NHL free agency opens
While new Toronto Maple Leaf John Tavares was the biggest name to move, veterans like Paul Stastny, Jack Johnson, Michael Grabner and Chris Kunitz also changed teams on the opening day of NHL free age...
Jul 1, 2018
Goodbye ACC, Hello Scotiabank Arena: Changes begin at home of Leafs, Raptors
TORONTO - From the flashy full-motion video signage outside the building to the small logos on napkins at the concession stands inside, the arena formerly known as Air Canada Centre is ready for its m...
Jul 1, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games World Cup At Kazan, Russia France 4 Argentina 3 At Sochi, Russia Uruguay 2 Portugal 1 — CFL Montreal 23 Saskatchewan 17 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Detroit 3 Oak...
Jun 30, 2018
Alouettes beat Roughriders 23-17 to snap 13-game losing streak
REGINA - It wasn’t a Grey Cup victory, but the celebration in the Montreal Alouettes’ locker room was a scene to behold. After their 23-15 win over the host Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sat...
Jun 30, 2018
