Category Archives: Sports
Wolfpack coach expects rugby league side to have target on its back -- again
Toronto Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley expects his team to have a target on its back next year in the second-tier Championship. Just as it did in its inaugural 2017 rugby league campaign in the Kingstone ...
Nov 23, 2017
Canada looks to continue climb up world rugby rankings in Fiji test match
Three games into his tenure as Canada rugby coach, Kingsley Jones can take satisfaction in seeing movement up the world rankings. On the back of their 37-27 comeback win over No. 20 Spain on Saturday,...
Nov 23, 2017
Cracking the code of Lake Louise course not easy, say Canada's downhillers
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Some consider it easy, but Canada’s World Cup downhill course can make a fool of those who disrespect it. At 3.1 kilometres long, with a vertical drop of 826 metres, the tra...
Nov 23, 2017
Jays conducting investigation after six minor leaguers get doping suspensions
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they are conducting an internal investigation after six players in the team’s minor-league system were suspended for using performance-enhancing substances ov...
Nov 23, 2017
Dreaded D: Argos defensive players say they draw strength from dreadlocks
OTTAWA - Bear Woods was still in elementary school when his best friend’s mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Hoping to help in some way, Woods asked his parents for permission to grow his san...
Nov 23, 2017
Argos starter Ray's focus is on Grey Cup, not his football future
OTTAWA - Ricky Ray’s laid-back personality has helped him deal with Grey Cup week’s hot-button topic: His football future. The 15-year veteran quarterback leads the Toronto Argonauts into ...
Nov 23, 2017
Western looking to knock Laval off its perch as U Sports football champions
HAMILTON - The Western Mustangs have put up staggering numbers during their remarkable U Sports football season. They are undefeated at 11-0. They led the country with an average of 48.3 points per ga...
Nov 23, 2017
Second training run cancelled at Lake Louise ahead of men's downhill World Cup stop
Training ahead of the men’s World Cup alpine skiing stop in Lake Louise, Alta., has been cancelled for a second straight day. Today’s runs were called off because of rain and temperatures ...
Nov 23, 2017
Canadian bobsledders eager to build on memorable three-medal showing
WHISTLER, B.C. - Chris Le Bihan hunkered down at his Calgary office with staff members last Friday to watch Canada’s bobsledders compete at the season’s second World Cup stop. By the time ...
Nov 23, 2017
Lowry, Laine score in Jets' 2-1 win over slumping Kings
LOS ANGELES - The Winnipeg Jets have figured out ways to prevent their losses from lingering this season. The Los Angeles Kings are in a two-week funk, and it finally knocked them out of first place i...
Nov 22, 2017
