Category Archives: Sports
Stakes are high for Rugby World Cup qualifier with a loss promising to be costly
The stakes are high on and off the field Saturday as Canada takes on Uruguay in the opening leg of a crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier. Failure to make the sport’s showcase tournament means less...
Jan 25, 2018
Senators inch closer to possible arena in downtown Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators’ potential move to a downtown arena is a small step closer to becoming reality after the National Capital Commission announced Thursday it had reached an agreement i...
Jan 25, 2018
The sex abuse scandal is far from over at Michigan State
LANSING, Mich. - Sports doctor Larry Nassar is on his way to prison for the rest of his life for molesting scores of young female athletes, but the scandal is far from over at Michigan State Universit...
Jan 25, 2018
Canada looks to dispatch Mexico and qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
COUVA, Trinidad - Canada takes on Mexico in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship on Friday with a berth in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on the line. The U.S., the...
Jan 25, 2018
Look what's back: WWE head McMahon resurrects XFL
STAMFORD, Conn. - The XFL is no longer an ex-football league. The sexed-up, second-rate football league formed as the early 2000s brainchild of WWE ringleader Vince McMahon is set for a surprising sec...
Jan 25, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack low on bodies due to injuries, player exits as season looms
The season hasn’t started yet and the Toronto Wolfpack are already hurting. The second-year rugby league team has a long list of walking wounded as it heads into its lone pre-season game Friday ...
Jan 25, 2018
Former Expos star Guerrero to wear Angels cap in Hall of Fame plaque
NEW YORK - Former Montreal Expos star Vladimir Guerrero will wear an Angels cap on his Hall of Fame plaque. Guerrero, who was voted into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday night along with third baseman Ch...
Jan 25, 2018
Toronto Argonauts leaving door open for Wilder Jr. to have change of heart
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are leaving the door open for running back James Wilder Jr. to have a change of heart. On Wednesday, Wilder announced he was skipping the upcoming season after Toronto ...
Jan 25, 2018
Curling Changes: Scotties set to begin with new format and some new faces
PENTICTON, B.C. - Opinions are a bit mixed among Canada’s best women’s curlers on the new format for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The national championship, which begins Friday at th...
Jan 25, 2018
Legendary skiing filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93
SEATTLE - Warren Miller, the legendary outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to downhill skiing that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93. His family said in a stateme...
Jan 25, 2018
