Category Archives: Sports
B.C. Lions add former CFL receiver Howell to their coaching staff
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions hired Markus Howell as their passing game co-ordinator and receivers coach Thursday. Howell is reunited with Lions offensive co-ordinator Jarious Jackson as the two spent th...
Jan 4, 2018
IIHF president Rene Fasel says he needs NHL at future Winter Olympics
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The dust has settled on the NHL’s decision not to allow players to participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Now International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel has ...
Jan 4, 2018
Gallant, Peterson improve to 8-0 through mixed curling trials round robin
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - A tiebreaker is needed to determine the final playoff spot at the mixed doubles Olympic curling trials. Chelsea Carey and Colin Hodgson will face Nancy Martin and Catlin Sch...
Jan 4, 2018
Canadian slotback Chris Getzlaf retires after 11 CFL seasons
REGINA - Canadian slotback Chris Getzlaf retired Thursday after 11 CFL seasons and two Grey Cup titles. Getzlaf made the announcement at Mosaic Stadium, home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He spent ...
Jan 4, 2018
Former Canada rugby captain retires after series of head injuries
TORONTO - Former Canadian rugby captain Aaron Carpenter, Canada’s all-time caps leader with 80, has retired after a string of head injuries. The 34-year-old from Brantford, Ont., played in three...
Jan 4, 2018
Batherson leads Canada to gold-medal game with 7-2 rout of Czechs at world juniors
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Drake Batherson has flown under the radar for most of his hockey career. He wasn’t invited to Canada’s Summer Showcase this year, a camp where the junior national team̵...
Jan 4, 2018
Saskatchewan Roughriders release veteran quarterback Kevin Glenn
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released veteran quarterback Kevin Glenn. The moves comes a day after the Roughriders acquired quarterback Zach Collaros in a trade with Hamilton. The Roughr...
Jan 4, 2018
Canada's Harvey shapes off broken pole to finish fifth in Tour de Ski
OBERSTDORF, Germany - Canada’s Alex Harvey shrugged off a broken pole and poor conditions to race to fifth on the cross-country Tour de Ski on Thursday. The 29-year-old Harvey started fourth in ...
Jan 4, 2018
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to new CFL deal
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed quarterback Jeremiah Masoli on Thursday, one day after trading Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Masoli went 6-4 in 10 starts after replacing ...
Jan 4, 2018
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame announces new rules, list of eligible modern players
TORONTO - Striker Tomasz Radzinski and defender Candace Chapman lead the list of players eligible for Canada Soccer Hall of Fame consideration in 2018. Radzinski, Canada’s Player of the Year in ...
Jan 4, 2018
