Category Archives: Sports

NEW YORK - Prosecutors say a new arrest has put at risk a New York City man’s plea deal in the stabbing of a professional basketball player last year outside a nightclub. Shevoy Bleary had plead...

WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols was happy about two things after he helped guide the Blue Bombers to a weather-delayed 37-11 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday. It was his second straight victory a...

CALGARY - Brandon Smith isn’t looking at the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ record. The West Division-leading Calgary Stampeders (3-1-1) host the Riders (1-4) at McMahon Stadium on Thursday nig...

TORONTO - The CFL fined the Saskatchewan Roughriders $15,000 on Wednesday for a roster violation during their July 16 game versus the B.C. Lions. The league found the Riders didn’t have enough C...

RIO DE JANEIRO - It was a dramatic start for Canada at the Rio Summer Games on Wednesday. Janine scored the quickest goal in Olympic soccer history as the Canadian women’s soccer team earned a d...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Baseball and softball are returning to the Olympics in 2020, while skateboarding, surfing, karate and sport climbing are joining the games for the first time. The IOC approved the add...

MONTREAL - Quarterback Kevin Glenn says playing three games in 11 days can be looked at either as a burden or an opportunity for the Montreal Alouettes. And if the Alouettes (2-3) can end that gruelli...

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog says it’s time to “stand up and speak up” about the effect of concussions in hockey. His piece for the Players Tribune website, titled &#...

Hall of Fame broadcaster Tom Jackson is calling it quits after a 29-year career. ESPN announced Wednesday that the 65-year-old NFL analyst is retiring from broadcasting. Jackson’s final assignme...

TORONTO - Receiver Chris Williams and quarterback Trevor Harris of the Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly were named the CFL’s top performers for July on Wednesday. Wi...