Category Archives: Sports
Flames' goaltender Mike Smith named to Pacific Division all-star roster
Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith has been added to the roster for the NHL all-star game, the league announced Thursday. Smith replaces Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick on the Pacific Di...
Jan 25, 2018
Rogers CFO: Blue Jays not for sale, but stock price doesn't reflect team's value
TORONTO - Executives at Rogers Communications say there’s no plan to sell the Toronto Blue Jays team. Questions about the company’s plans for Canada’s only major league baseball team...
Jan 25, 2018
NBC's Holt says he approached North Korea with eyes open
NEW YORK - NBC News anchor Lester Holt learned while going through customs in North Korea that his request to visit the heavily-fortified border with South Korea had been denied, and he was headed to ...
Jan 25, 2018
Canadian ice dancers Soucisse, Firus win silver at ISU Four Continents
TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan - Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver, B.C., smashed their personal best score en route to the silver medal in ice dancing on Thursday at the...
Jan 25, 2018
Montreal Impact deal teenage midfielder Ballou Tabla to FC Barcelona
MONTREAL - Top prospect Ballou Tabla has been transferred to FC Barcelona in what the Montreal Impact called a proud moment for its organization. Spanish giant Barcelona, one of the top teams in world...
Jan 25, 2018
Father and son football referees in anthem protest resign
MONROE, N.J. - A father and son who were to officiate a high school football game but walked off the field after members of one team knelt during the national anthem have resigned. The New Jersey Foot...
Jan 25, 2018
Montreal Impact deal teenage midfielder Ballou Tabla to FC Barcelona
MONTREAL - Top prospect Ballou Tabla has been transferred to FC Barcelona in what the Montreal Impact called a proud moment for its organization. Spanish giant Barcelona, one of the top teams in world...
Jan 25, 2018
Innerhofer fastest in 1st practice for World Cup downhill
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Christof Innerhofer was fastest Thursday in the first training session for a downhill race. The Italian sped down the 3.3-kilometre Kandahar (2-mile) course in 1 minu...
Jan 25, 2018
New steroid data used by IOC to vet Russia's Olympians
MOSCOW - New evidence is being used to vet Russian athletes ahead of next month’s Pyeongchang Games, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday. The IOC said a database from the Moscow an...
Jan 25, 2018
Federer in record 7th Aussie Open final after Chung retires
MELBOURNE, Australia - It took just over an hour for Roger Federer to fix one anomalous statistic in his extraordinary career. Defending champion Federer, who was leading Hyeon Chung 6-1, 5-2 when the...
Jan 25, 2018
