Category Archives: Sports
Senators sign forward Pageau to three-year deal worth US$9.3 million
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators avoided arbitration with restricted free agent forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on Monday by agreeing to terms on a US$9.3-million, three-year contract. The 24-year-old centre ...
Jul 17, 2017
Canadian divers Citrini-Beaulieu, Abel get silver in 3-metre springboard
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu and Jennifer Abel claimed Canada’s first medal at the world swimming championships Monday with a silver in women’s three-metre springboard sync...
Jul 17, 2017
OJ Simpson faces good chance at parole in Nevada robbery
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate No. 1027820, will have a lot going for him when he asks state parole board members this week to release him...
Jul 17, 2017
Campbell announces his retirement after 17 NHL seasons
CHICAGO - Defenceman Brian Campbell is retiring at age 38 after playing 17 NHL seasons and winning the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. Campbell announced his retirement Monday. The Bl...
Jul 17, 2017
Minisini, Flamini get Italy's 1st gold at swimming worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Giorgio Minisini and Manila Flamini earned Italy its first gold medal of the world swimming championships by winning the mixed duet technical synchronized swimming competition on M...
Jul 17, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB American League Detroit 6 Toronto 5 (11 innings) N.Y. Yankees 3 Boston 0, Game 1 Boston 3 N.Y. Yankees 0, Game 2 Houston 5 Minnesota 3 Seattle 7 Chicago White Sox 6 (10 inning...
Jul 16, 2017
Alberta's Zeke Thurston scores saddle bronc hat trick at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Hail bounced off Zeke Thurston’s hat while he contemplated his place in rodeo history. The 23-year-old from Big Valley, Alta., became the first man to win three straight saddle bronc t...
Jul 16, 2017
Cyle Larin added to Canada's Gold Cup roster ahead of quarter-final match
TORONTO - Striker Cyle Larin was added to Canada’s men’s soccer team on Sunday for the knock-out phase of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The 22-year old from Brampton, Ont., joins the squad ahead ...
Jul 16, 2017
United States powers past Canada 17-3 at women's lacrosse World Cup
GUILDFORD, United Kingdom - Dana Dobbie scored and won four of her eight faceoffs in Canada’s 17-3 loss to the defending champion United States on Sunday in a round-robin game at the women’...
Jul 16, 2017
Canada's Hinchcliffe races to third at Toronto Indy for second straight year
TORONTO - The job of hosting the Honda Indy Toronto after-party has always fallen on the shoulders of hometown hero James Hinchcliffe - regardless of how he’d raced earlier in the day. Racing to...
Jul 16, 2017
