Category Archives: Sports

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd following a midseason slide that left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Assistant coach Joe Prunty was named the int...

CALGARY - Marielle Thompson has time and the Olympic schedule on her side as she attempts to come back from a major knee injury and defend her women’s ski cross gold medal. The 25-year-old from ...

ATLANTA - When Chipper Jones took stock of all of the familiar names he’s on the cusp of rejoining, he wondered if it might be time to expand the Baseball Hall of Fame. “We need to see if ...

CALGARY - Marie-Philip Poulin was named captain of Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team Monday. The 26-year-old from Beauceville, Que., has worn the ‘C’ for Canada at world cha...

TORONTO - MLS champion Toronto FC opened training camp Monday with some familiar names missing and space for some international reinforcements. Gone are Benoit Cheyrou (retired), Steven Beitashour (Lo...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed Canadian defensive lineman David Menard to a two-year contract extension Monday. Menard was eligible to become a free agent Beb. 13. Menard, 27, of Chicoutimi, Que., ...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed receiver Duron Carter to a one-year contract extension Monday. The six-foot-five, 205-pound Carter, a CFL all-star last season, was scheduled to become a f...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - All-rounder Akash Gill notched the first century by a Canadian batsman in an ICC U19 Cricket World Cup match as Canada defeated Papua New Guinea by 80 runs Monday. The win ...

MOSCOW - A new generation of young, talented and, above all, clean Russian athletes will compete at next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko. The Russia...

LANSING, Mich. - The judge overseeing the sentencing of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar said Monday that more than 120 girls and women who had given statements so far at the five-day heari...