Category Archives: Sports
Bullet Dodged: Canucks rookie sniper Brock Boeser doesn't have a fracture
VANCOUVER - The struggling and injury-riddled Vancouver Canucks finally got some good news Monday. The club announced on Twitter that star rookie Brock Boeser didn’t suffer a fracture after taki...
Dec 18, 2017
Toronto FC gets chilly then tough draw in return to CONCACAF Champions League
Fresh off an unprecedented treble in 2017, MLS Cup champion Toronto FC will open its CONCACAF Champions League campaign against the Colorado Rapids in the round of 16 in February. The matchup promises...
Dec 18, 2017
Change of scenery: Chan switches up pre-Olympic training base to Vancouver
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Days after missing the Skate Canada International podium for the first time in eight years, and with only a few months left of his competitive career, Patrick Chan felt stuck. He c...
Dec 18, 2017
Sticking to the Plan: Winnipeg Jets finally getting rewarded for their patience
Kevin Cheveldayoff knows if the circumstances were different, he might have been out of a job a few years ago. Tasked with overseeing the rebirth of the Winnipeg Jets as a rookie NHL general manager w...
Dec 18, 2017
Karlsson says controversial comments from Senators owner is 'none of our business'
OTTAWA - Erik Karlsson wasn’t about to let Eugene Melnyk’s comments take away from one of the greatest weekends of his life. The Senators captain played his best game of the season Saturda...
Dec 18, 2017
Lesson learned from Mr. Hockey: Gordie Howe's son recalls a life well-lived
TORONTO - A day doesn’t go by that Murray Howe doesn’t hear a new story about his father. People don’t tend to forget meeting Mr. Hockey. In writing “Nine Lessons I Learned Fro...
Dec 18, 2017
Canadiens defenceman Weber sent home from road trip to get injury re-evaluated
VANCOUVER - Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber has been sent back to Montreal to have a foot injury re-evaluated. Montreal coach Claude Julien confirmed after the team’s practice in Vancouver that ...
Dec 18, 2017
B.C. Lions name former Eskimos executive Rick LeLacheur as club's president
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions named Rich LeLacheur as the CFL’s club new president on Monday. LeLacheur was the president and CEO of the Edmonton Eskimos from 2002 to 2011. He will start his new...
Dec 18, 2017
Veteran Argos running back Whitaker pondering his football future
TORONTO - Quarterback Ricky Ray isn’t the only Toronto Argonaut pondering his football future following the club’s surprising Grey Cup run. Veteran running back Brandon Whitaker, 32, is al...
Dec 18, 2017
Tiger-Cats sign versatile lineman Revenberg to multi-year extension
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed national offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg to a contract extension through the 2020 CFL season. Revenberg started all 18 of Hamilton’s regular-se...
Dec 18, 2017
