Category Archives: Sports
Spain suspends football president Villar after arrest
One week after his arrest in a corruption probe, Angel Maria Villar’s three-decade reign of the Spanish Football Federation came to an end on Tuesday when he was suspended from its presidency. V...
Jul 25, 2017
Sean Burke, Willie Desjardins to lead Team Canada in 2017-18 hockey campaign
Sean Burke and Willie Desjardins have been charged with finding and leading non-NHL talent for Team Canada at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Burke will serve as Canada’s GM for the 2017-18 season w...
Jul 25, 2017
Brain disease seen in most football players in large report
CHICAGO - Research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the CFL, NFL, college and even high school. It...
Jul 25, 2017
Canada's women's basketball team beats Latvia to go 3-0 at U19 World Cup
UDINE, Italy - Aislinn Konig erupted for 10 three-pointers and 32 points to lift Canada to a 74-70 victory over Latvia at the FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup. The Canadians (3-0) clinched their group...
Jul 25, 2017
Montreal Canadiens sign defenceman Mark Streit to one-year contract
MONTREAL - Defenceman Mark Streit is returning to the Montreal Canadiens to a one-year contract. The Canadiens did not release the value of the deal, but multiple reports claim it’s worth US$700...
Jul 25, 2017
Russian Olympic hockey player Zaripov banned for doping
MOSCOW - Danis Zaripov, who played for Russia at the 2010 Olympics, is among three Kontinental Hockey League players banned for doping. The league said Tuesday that Zaripov tested positive during the ...
Jul 25, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games CFL Toronto 27 Ottawa 24 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Oakland 2 Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 5 Detroit 3, 12 innings Seattle 4 Boston 0 National League St. Louis 8...
Jul 24, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games CFL Toronto 27 Ottawa 24 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Oakland 2 Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 0 Kansas City 5 Detroit 3, 12 innings Seattle 4 Boston 0 National League St. Louis 8...
Jul 24, 2017
Hajrullahu field goal helps Argonauts capture wild home victory over Redblacks
TORONTO - Ricky Ray and the Toronto Argonauts’ offence made good on their second chance Monday night. Lirim Hajrullahu’s 34-yard field goal as time expired earned Toronto a wild 27-24 home...
Jul 24, 2017
Liriano pitches five solid innings, Martin homers as Blue Jays top A's
TORONTO - Francisco Liriano’s night started ominously with back-to-back walks to open the first inning. Luckily for the Blue Jays, he turned things around just as quickly. Working on three day&#...
Jul 24, 2017
