Category Archives: Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO - There’s nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe - and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of samba, culture, diversity and hi...

MONTREAL - Striker Matteo Mancosu is off to a promising start with the Montreal Impact. The Italian who arrived July 7 on loan from Bologna FC has come off the bench late in three straight games and h...

WINNIPEG - Dale Hawerchuk took a trip down memory lane on Friday. The former Winnipeg Jets captain stood on a stage at the corner of Portage and Main at noon, the site where he signed his contract wit...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Addressing reporters for the first time since opting not to pursue further appeals of his four-game suspension in the “Deflategate” saga, New England Patriots quarterba...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Long after his retirement, Wayne Gretzky is still setting records. A 1979 hockey card of the legendary player sold for a record US$465,000 on Thursday night at the National Sport...

SANTA ANA, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol has recommended that Dennis Rodman face charges in a freeway incident, but the former basketball player denied Friday that anything happened. “L...

VANCOUVER - Forward Giles Barnes knew a deal was in the works, but he was expecting to end up with Blackburn Rovers of the English Championship League. Instead, late last Saturday, the 28-year-old fro...

GENEVA - FIFA President Gianni Infantino broke no rules by taking offers of private flights to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican, Vladimir Putin in Moscow and the Emir of Qatar. Infantino was cleared ...

Thursday’s Games CFL B.C. 38 Montreal 18 Calgary 35 Saskatchewan 15 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Houston 1 Cleveland 9 Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 2 Chicago White Sox 6 Detroit ...

CALGARY - Bo Levi Mitchell just keeps getting the job done for the Calgary Stampeders. Mitchell completed 25-of-37 passes for 312 yards and threw a touchdown to Anthony Parker in the first quarter on ...