Category Archives: Sports
Sexual harassment lawsuit filed against CFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon
A California woman has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and battery against former Edmonton Eskimos star quarterback Warren Moon. The lawsuit, obtained by The Canadian Press, was filed Monda...
Dec 6, 2017
Olympic sport a numbers game, Canada's luge team taps into analytics
CALGARY - In a sport timed to a thousandths of a second, finishing fourth can really sting. Data analysts are working behind the scenes for Canada’s lugers to shave what is less than the blink o...
Dec 6, 2017
A quick look at the history of the Toronto Blue Jays and their home stadium
TORONTO - A look at the ownership history of the Toronto Blue Jays and the domed stadium the team calls home. Origins: The Blue Jays were created in 1976 for a 1977 expansion of the American League. O...
Dec 6, 2017
QMJHL commissioner Courteau: Canada has considered junior players for Olympics
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau says he has talked with Hockey Canada about using junior players at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics. Adding junior players - amateurs u...
Dec 6, 2017
Toronto FC players make the best of a chilly training session ahead of MLS Cup
TORONTO - Mother Nature offered a taste Wednesday of what MLS Cup final day offers - chilly temperatures with a twist. On Wednesday, it was a stiff, biting wind that swept across Toronto FC’s la...
Dec 6, 2017
Opposing MLS Cup final goalkeepers may be the best ever to wear Toronto FC red
TORONTO - Saturday’s MLS Cup final will feature arguably Toronto FC’s two finest goalkeepers. Stefan Frei, who played 82 games for Toronto from 2009 to 2013, led the league with 13 shutout...
Dec 6, 2017
Hockey Canada announces selection camp roster for world junior championship
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s only representatives at Canada’s world junior selection camp got there through their hard work outside of Hockey Canada’s development program....
Dec 6, 2017
Canucks forward Dorsett 'at peace' with decision to end career due to spine injury
VANCOUVER - Derek Dorsett never backed down from a challenge. But when confronted with the possibility of not being able to hug his two sons, Dorsett knew he made the right decision to step away from ...
Dec 6, 2017
Five players who Canada may lose from its Olympics roster if the KHL boycotts
Russia’s ban from the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics could force Hockey Canada to drastically alter its course in assembling a men’s national team. After the NHL pulled out of particip...
Dec 6, 2017
Ellie Goulding, DJ Kygo to perform during Super Bowl week
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. - Ellie Goulding and DJ Kygo have been announced as the latest acts to perform in Minnesota during a star-studded Super Bowl week. The Grammy-nominated Goulding and Norwegian electro...
Dec 6, 2017
