Category Archives: Sports
Vonn crashes, but Shiffrin collects first downhill podium in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Lake Louise was unusually harsh on Lindsey Vonn in the first women’s World Cup downhill of the season Friday. Her American teammate Mikaela Shiffrin fared much better. In th...
Dec 01, 2017
MacKinnon, Andersen and Schenn named 3 stars of November, Boeser named top rookie
NEW YORK - Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon, Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen and St. Louis centre Brayden Schenn have been named the NHL’s three stars for November, while Vancouver winger B...
Dec 01, 2017
With baseball analyst Gregg Zaun out at Sportsnet, a look at possible replacements
TORONTO - Sportsnet is looking for a new member of its baseball broadcast team after longtime analyst Gregg Zaun was fired Thursday for inappropriate actions and comments against women in the workplac...
Dec 01, 2017
Super Bowl Live concert series will include Prince tribute
MINNEAPOLIS - A series of free, outdoor concerts during the 10-days leading up to the Super Bowl will include a Prince tribute and plenty of Minnesota flavour. Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis anno...
Dec 01, 2017
Laurendeau felt ready to quit as Davis Cup captain, concentrate on Shapovalov
Martin Laurendeau felt the time was right to give up the job as captain of Canada’s Davis Cup team. The 53-year-old Laurendeau had enough on his plate coaching rising star Denis Shapovalov and h...
Dec 01, 2017
Beleaguered World Cup gets weak opener: Russia-Saudi Arabia
MOSCOW - A World Cup shrouded in corruption controversies and struggling to attract sponsors could have the dreariest of starts. Host Russia and Saudi Arabia play June 14 at Moscow in an opener lackin...
Dec 01, 2017
Russian Deputy PM Mutko defiant about Olympic scandal
MOSCOW - In a combative mood hours before the World Cup draw, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko defended himself and his country amid an ongoing Olympic doping scandal. Mutko aimed barbs at t...
Dec 01, 2017
3 Russians banned for Olympic doping, more cases coming
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - More Russian doping cases from the 2014 Sochi Games are on the way, the International Olympic Committee said Friday as it banned three more athletes from the country. The IOC s...
Dec 01, 2017
Bobsled, skeleton suspensions lifted for 9 Russians
MUNICH - The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation has lifted the suspensions of nine Russian sliders and officials, which means they may rejoin the World Cup circuit when the season resumes n...
Dec 01, 2017
Tom Brady sends uplifting message to coach battling cancer
UPTON, Mass. - A Massachusetts high school football coach who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer has received an encouraging message from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Derek Yancik, co...
Nov 30, 2017
