Category Archives: Sports
Jorden scores two touchdowns as Stampeders down Blue Bombers 29-10
WINNIPEG - Kamar Jorden said during training camp that he wanted people talking about him as one of the best receivers in the CFL. He should be causing some chatter now. Jorden scored his fourth and f...
Jul 07, 2017
Canadian men's volleyball squad will play for third place in FIVB World League
CURITIBA, Brazil - The Canadian men’s volleyball squad will play for third place in FIVB World League play after bowing out in the semifinals on Friday. Canada was dropped in four sets by France...
Jul 07, 2017
Judge hits 30th HR, breaks DiMaggio's mark for Yanks rookies
NEW YORK - There’s a new name in the Yankees’ record book after Aaron Judge eclipsed a franchise icon. The 6-foot-7 outfielder hit his 30th home run of the season Friday night, breaking Jo...
Jul 07, 2017
Aaron Sanchez shelled in return from disabled list as Astros rout Blue Jays
TORONTO - Aaron Sanchez’s return from a lengthy stint on the disabled list was short lived but some different calls from the home plate umpire may have made it a different story. Sanchez gave up...
Jul 07, 2017
Teenager Alphonso Davies scores twice, Canada opens Gold Cup with 4-2 win
HARRISON, N.J. - The Canadian men’s soccer team built up a three-goal lead and just managed to hang on to beat French Guiana 4-2 on Friday to begin competition at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The...
Jul 07, 2017
De Grasse wins third 100-metre title at Canadian track and field championships
OTTAWA - Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse was banking on a fast time in his final 100-metre race before next month’s world championships. The triple medallist from last summer’s Rio Ol...
Jul 07, 2017
Impact look to fix defensive lapses in second half of MLS season
MONTREAL - It was a wild first half of the Major League Soccer season marked by last-minute goals at both ends of the field, but the bottom line for the Montreal Impact is that they won only five of t...
Jul 07, 2017
Ice, ice horsey; Calgary Stampede says keeping horses, bulls cool a priority
CALGARY - Biz doesn’t like a spray of water in the face, but isn’t adverse to a soaking everywhere else according to the horse’s owner. Chuckwagon driver Jamie Laboucane says he̵...
Jul 07, 2017
Police: Williams legally entered intersection before crash
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Tennis star Venus Williams legally entered an intersection but was cut off by another car, setting off a chain of events that seconds later resulted in a fatal crash with a thi...
Jul 07, 2017
Soccer player rescued from Lake Tahoe likely suffered shock
Authorities say the professional soccer player who went into a coma after nearly drowning in Lake Tahoe likely suffered from cold-water shock. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Eric ...
Jul 07, 2017
