Category Archives: Sports
Farm to honour Tom Brady with corn maze in his image
PLYMPTON, Mass. - A Massachusetts farm is honouring Tom Brady with a corn maze designed in his image. Sauchuk’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in the town of Plympton said Sunday that its 10th corn...
Jul 17, 2017
Lacrosse superstar John Grant Jr. retires after 17 NLL seasons
Lacrosse superstar John Grant Jr. has announced his retirement after 17 National Lacrosse League seasons. Grant played 238 career games with the Rochester Knighthawks and Colorado Mammoth, amassing th...
Jul 17, 2017
Lions veteran Travis Lulay shows importance of No. 2 quarterback in CFL
TORONTO - Travis Lulay is living proof of just how important a backup quarterback is in the CFL. The 33-year-old threw for a career-best 436 yards and three TDs Saturday night in leading B.C. past the...
Jul 17, 2017
Despite odd soccer shape, Yankee Stadium a perfect fit for Sebastian Giovinco
TORONTO - While Yankee Stadium has proved to be a strangely shaped home to soccer, it seems to fit Sebastian Giovinco. The Atomic Ant has seven goals and three assists in four trips to the Bronx ahead...
Jul 17, 2017
Toronto Argonauts name quarterback Doug Flutie to their all-time team
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts named former quarterback Doug Flutie to their all-time team Monday. The former Heisman Trophy winner concluded his illustrious CFL career with two seasons in Toronto. H...
Jul 17, 2017
Torakis helps Canada tie Montenegro 8-8 at water polo world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - George Torakis scored with 21 seconds left to cap a run of four unanswered goals as Canada’s men’s water polo team came back to tie Montenegro 8-8 on Monday at the FINA...
Jul 17, 2017
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
