Category Archives: Sports
Point, Hart combine for shutout as U Sports all-stars blank Canada juniors 3-0
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - You could do a lot worse than Colton Point and Carter Hart as rent-a-goalies. The pair combined for a 32-save shutout as a U Sport all-star team beat Canada 3-0 on Wednesday in ...
Dec 13, 2017
AP Sportlight
1920 - Jack Dempsey knocks out Bill Brennan in the 12th round at Madison Square Garden to retain his world heavyweight title. 1965 - Rookie Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 57 points in...
Dec 13, 2017
A timeline look at the Argos' sometimes messy, sometimes amusing ownership saga
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts’ ownership situation has gone from eight decades of stability under the Argonaut Rowing Club following the team’s founding in 1873 to a circus that required...
Dec 13, 2017
Canadian international Jessie Fleming a finalist for Honda soccer award
TORONTO - Canadian international midfielder Jessie Fleming has been chosen as one of four nominees for the Honda Sport Award for Soccer. The 19-year-old from London, Ont., a sophomore from UCLA, is up...
Dec 13, 2017
With 2018 lost to knee injury, Skier Gagnon focused on 2022 Beijing Games
When Marie-Michele Gagnon caught an edge and crashed at Lake Louise, any hope of competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was lost. But the 28-year-old alpine skier, who suffered a season-ending torn ant...
Dec 13, 2017
Turris believes Sens owner Eugene Melnyk is the reason he's no longer in Ottawa
VANCOUVER - Kyle Turris believes Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is the reason he’s no longer in the nation’s capital. Speaking before Nashville’s 7-1 victory over the Vancouver ...
Dec 13, 2017
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment announce deal to buy Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which already owns the Maple Leafs, Marlies, Raptors and Toronto FC, is adding the CFL’s Argonauts to its portfolio. MLSE announced Wednesday it ...
Dec 13, 2017
For Jozy Altidore, move to Toronto FC has allowed him to find his happy place
TORONTO - After his playoff heroics, Jozy Altidore may never have to buy a drink again in Toronto. It’s a theory that may already have been tested, judging from his woozy performance at Toronto ...
Dec 13, 2017
Redblacks re-sign quarterback Trevor Harris for 2018 season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed quarterback Trevor Harris for the 2018 CFL season. Harris finished tied for the CFL lead in touchdown passes with 30 and fourth in passing yards with 4,679...
Dec 13, 2017
No More Shootouts: Strong defence will be Canada's backbone at world juniors
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Canada’s junior hockey team has a simple rule for the 2018 world championship: No more shootouts. Head coach Dominique Ducharme and his defensive corps have made it their ...
Dec 13, 2017
