Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Marie-Michele Gagnon out for season after suffering torn ACL
CALGARY - Canadian skier Marie-Michele Gagnon suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament to her right knee during a training run and will miss the rest of the season. Alpine Canada announced the injur...
Dec 1, 2017
Canada's Bloemen takes silver in 5,000 metres, Netherlands' Kramer wins gold
CALGARY - Canadian speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen wanted to challenge himself - and his rival. Feeling strong in the early stages, Bloemen decided to take a run at Dutch legend Sven Kramer in the menR...
Dec 1, 2017
Savill embracing role as team alternate for Carruthers at curling Trials
OTTAWA - Craig Savill stepped on the ice at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday and began his usual pre-game stretching routine. It was force of habit for the 39-year-old Ottawa resident, who’s servi...
Dec 1, 2017
Vonn crashes, but Shiffrin collects first downhill podium in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Lake Louise was unusually harsh on Lindsey Vonn in the first women’s World Cup downhill of the season Friday. Her American teammate Mikaela Shiffrin fared much better. In th...
Dec 1, 2017
MacKinnon, Andersen and Schenn named 3 stars of November, Boeser named top rookie
NEW YORK - Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon, Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen and St. Louis centre Brayden Schenn have been named the NHL’s three stars for November, while Vancouver winger B...
Dec 1, 2017
With baseball analyst Gregg Zaun out at Sportsnet, a look at possible replacements
TORONTO - Sportsnet is looking for a new member of its baseball broadcast team after longtime analyst Gregg Zaun was fired Thursday for inappropriate actions and comments against women in the workplac...
Dec 1, 2017
Super Bowl Live concert series will include Prince tribute
MINNEAPOLIS - A series of free, outdoor concerts during the 10-days leading up to the Super Bowl will include a Prince tribute and plenty of Minnesota flavour. Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis anno...
Dec 1, 2017
Laurendeau felt ready to quit as Davis Cup captain, concentrate on Shapovalov
Martin Laurendeau felt the time was right to give up the job as captain of Canada’s Davis Cup team. The 53-year-old Laurendeau had enough on his plate coaching rising star Denis Shapovalov and h...
Dec 1, 2017
Beleaguered World Cup gets weak opener: Russia-Saudi Arabia
MOSCOW - A World Cup shrouded in corruption controversies and struggling to attract sponsors could have the dreariest of starts. Host Russia and Saudi Arabia play June 14 at Moscow in an opener lackin...
Dec 1, 2017
Russian Deputy PM Mutko defiant about Olympic scandal
MOSCOW - In a combative mood hours before the World Cup draw, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko defended himself and his country amid an ongoing Olympic doping scandal. Mutko aimed barbs at t...
Dec 1, 2017
