Category Archives: Sports
Picks: Preds, Pens will foil chances of 2007 Stanley Cup final rematch
Ten years ago, the Ottawa Senators met the Anaheim Ducks in their first-ever Stanley Cup final. Could history repeat itself this spring? We’re guessing not. Here are our picks for the Eastern an...
May 11, 2017
Caps' Alex Ovechkin finished playoffs with lower-body injury
Russian hockey officials announced Thursday that Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin played through injury before Washington was eliminated from the NHL playoffs in the second round by the Pittsburgh Pen...
May 11, 2017
Canadian women's hockey team Olympic centralization roster
CALGARY - Hockey Canada’s roster of players invited to try out for the 2018 women’s Olympic hockey team, with home town and team: Shannon Szabados, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan (CHL); Genev...
May 11, 2017
Canada's bid for a fifth Olympic women's hockey gold starts with 28 hopefuls
CALGARY - Half the players invited to try out for Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team know what’s coming. The other half don’t. Jillian Saulnier has heard veterans talk about ...
May 11, 2017
Flashback: Danny Dichio remembers first ever Toronto FC goal 10 years on
TORONTO - Carl Robinson still has one. So does Chris Pozniak. Jim Brennan thinks his may be at his parents’ house. Danny Dichio’s son saved him one. Toronto FC’s first ever goal, sco...
May 11, 2017
Ottawa Redblacks promote Jeremy Snyder to assistant general manager
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks promoted Jeremy Snyder to assistant general manager Thursday. He replaces Brock Sunderland, who left the organization to become the Edmonton Eskimos’ general manage...
May 11, 2017
Saskatchewan Riders acquire Canadian safety Mike Edem from B.C. Lions
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired national safety Mike Edem from the B.C. Lions on Thursday. The two teams also swapped conditional 2018 draft picks. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Edem was ...
May 11, 2017
Infantino blames 'fake news' for FIFA woes, offers no cases
MANAMA, Bahrain - Gianni Infantino waged a strident defence of his FIFA leadership by lashing out at “fake news” and “alternative facts” circulated about a governing body he in...
May 11, 2017
Aiming High: Canadian climber Sean McColl shoots for Olympic podium in Tokyo
Sean McColl’s versatility has helped make him one of the best all-around climbers in the world. He’ll rocket up a wall in speed climbing like a squirrel being chased up a tree. His boulder...
May 11, 2017
Jason Botterill leaves Penguins to take over as Sabres' GM
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jason Botterill has no second thoughts over leaving the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins while they are in the midst of yet another playoff run. The lure of returning to the Buff...
May 11, 2017
