Category Archives: Sports
B.C. Lions tab former quarterback Jarious Jackson to fix troubled offence
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions are handing Jarious Jackson the keys to their troubled attack after the CFL club named the former quarterback as its new offensive co-ordinator on Thursday. Jackson playe...
Dec 14, 2017
Lemieux hopes top preparation, home ring advantage trump WBO champ Saunders
LAVAL, Que. - There is no shortage of confidence from either British champion Billy Joe Saunders or Canadian challenger David Lemieux going into their bout for the World Boxing Organization middleweig...
Dec 14, 2017
Turris settling in with Predators on and off the ice after trade from Ottawa
VANCOUVER - Kyle Turris’s pre-game routine is a little different these days. As a member of the Ottawa Senators, he used to meet up with a close-knit group of neighbours every afternoon to chat ...
Dec 14, 2017
At The Turn: Need to give a golf gift but don't get the game? Help is here
OTTAWA - For anyone unfamiliar with the game, buying a gift for a golfer can be a stressful and intimidating ordeal - so much so that many people won't bother, reasoning that the links-obsessed loved ...
Dec 14, 2017
Raptors Uprising Gaming Club to compete in NBA 2K League in 2018
Toronto’s virtual entry in the NBA 2K League next season will be known as the Raptors Uprising Gaming Club (GC). The first year of the basketball video game circuit will feature 17 teams, each w...
Dec 14, 2017
MLS champion Toronto FC starts work on shaping 2018 roster by opening up space
TORONTO - MLS champion Toronto FC started work on next season’s roster Thursday, declining contract options on eight players. While goalkeeper Mark Pais, defenders Brandon Aubrey and Oyvind Alse...
Dec 14, 2017
Pink joins list of stars performing during Super Bowl week
MINNEAPOLIS - Pink is joining the list of stars performing in Minneapolis during Super Bowl week. The singer will perform Friday, Feb. 2, at Nomadic Live! in the refurbished Minneapolis Armory buildin...
Dec 14, 2017
Dillon Dube will be key to Canada's offence - once he's 100 per cent
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Fans fell silent and teammates stopped what they were doing as Dillon Dube, wearing a yellow no-contact jersey, slid on his back and crashed into the endboards with a loud bang....
Dec 14, 2017
Sports unions unveil universal declaration of player rights
WASHINGTON - Leaders from the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball players associations helped unveil a universal declaration of player rights that is designed to establish a new approach to govern...
Dec 14, 2017
Player safety: CFL schedule stretched over additional week to increase rest
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League season will be spread over an additional week next year in an effort to promote player safety. The league announced its schedule on Thursday, two months earlier ...
Dec 14, 2017
