Category Archives: Sports
Blue Bombers look for rare win against Stampeders in 2017 home opener
WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols gave a little grin after he was reminded about something Bo Levi Mitchell said the last time the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders clashed. It was last September in ...
Jul 06, 2017
Olympic champ Drouin withdraws from Canadian championships with nagging injury
OTTAWA - Derek Drouin’s priority is defending his world championship gold medal. And so the 27-year-old Olympic and world high jump champion withdrew from the Canadian track and field championsh...
Jul 06, 2017
Galchenyuk happy with three-year deal, vows to help Canadiens win next season
MONTREAL - Alex Galchenyuk is looking forward to a bounce-back season with the Montreal Canadiens. The 23-year-old forward, who struggled with a knee injury last season after breaking out with 30 goal...
Jul 06, 2017
Framework fleshed out for CONCACAF joint bid for 2026 men's World Cup
TORONTO - The CONCACAF joint bid for the 2026 World Cup now has a board of directors and an executive team. What lies ahead is a lot of work in a short time frame. Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will lea...
Jul 06, 2017
'I broke everything:' Canadian snowboarder McMorris weighs in on near-fatal crash
TORONTO - Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris has always had an amazing ability to quickly recover from significant injuries. His comeback from a near-fatal crash in the B.C. backcountry earlier this y...
Jul 06, 2017
Lawsuit: Atlanta arena security measures based on race
ATLANTA - A former security manager at the arena where the Atlanta Hawks play says white entertainers performing there were allowed to bypass security measures while similar requests by black entertai...
Jul 06, 2017
Canadian middleweight Elias Theodorou takes on tough Hawaiian in Las Vegas
Canadian middleweight Elias (The Spartan) Theodorou knows exactly what to expect from hard-nosed Hawaiian Brad Tavares on “The Ultimate Fighter Finale” UFC card in Las Vegas on Friday. Tav...
Jul 06, 2017
Raonic advances to third round at Wimbledon with four-set win over Youzhny
LONDON - Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the third round of Wimbledon with a 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 7-5 win over Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny on Thursday. Raonic, the sixth seed from Thornhill, ...
Jul 06, 2017
Zambrano era set to start for real as Canadian men open play at Gold Cup
Canada plays its first competitive game under Octavio Zambrano on Friday when it takes on French Guiana to open the 2017 Gold Cup. More demanding group-phase games await against Costa Rica and Hondura...
Jul 06, 2017
Hacking shows Mo Farah flagged for suspicious blood data
MOSCOW - Data posted by Russian-linked hackers show four-time Olympic gold medallist runner Mo Farah’s blood readings were once flagged by track’s governing body. The findings were part of...
Jul 06, 2017
