Category Archives: Sports
Canada identifies depth, speed as needs for men's rugby sevens squad
Canadian rugby sevens coach Damian McGrath identified depth as a problem in his squad early this season. Now a need for speed is on his radar. The two are connected in a way. McGrath has to ride his t...
Apr 05, 2017
That time I played golf with the future president
AUGUSTA, Georgia - I played golf with Donald Trump in November 2002 when he was just a billionaire developer who loved golf . Rounding out our pro-am foursome at Trump International in West Palm Beach...
Apr 05, 2017
Golfing with Trump? Better leave your ego at the clubhouse
WASHINGTON - Leave your ego in the clubhouse if you ever get the chance to golf with President Donald Trump. He may well throw shade on your game. And puff up his own. Trump suggested to his good frie...
Apr 05, 2017
Hamilton to host Rugby World Cup qualifier in June between Canada and U.S.
TORONTO - Canada will host the U.S. at Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field on June 24 in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup qualifying showdown. The 17th-ranked U.S. Eagles and No. 22 Canadians wil...
Apr 05, 2017
Canada's Gushue improves to 9-0 with 10-2 rout of Japan at world championship
EDMONTON - The numbers are in Brad Gushue’s favour at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. He posted impressive wins over Jaap Van Dorp of the Netherlands and Japan’s Yusuke Mo...
Apr 05, 2017
Rogers relishing glut of Canadian NHL teams headed to playoffs
What a difference a year makes. Last April, Scott Moore, president of Rogers’ (TSX:RCI.B) Sportsnet and NHL properties, was trying to put a positive spin on the fact that, for the first time sin...
Apr 05, 2017
Canada's Fleming makes mark at UCLA, looks to help national team in key matches
Jessie Fleming wasted little time introducing herself to NCAA soccer. In her UCLA debut on Aug. 28, the 19-year-old from London, Ont., scored a pair of goals in a 4-3 overtime loss to Florida. But it ...
Apr 05, 2017
Weightlifter Christine Girard appears another step closer to gold
Canada could be adding a second gold medal to its tally from the 2012 London Olympics as weightlifter Christine Girard appears one step closer to being promoted from third place to the top of the podi...
Apr 05, 2017
How and why the Leafs shield their historic rookies from the spotlight
TORONTO - Auston Matthews is finishing up the most impressive rookie season in the 100-year history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but you won’t find his picture around the Air Canada Centre - not ...
Apr 05, 2017
Brad Marchand's mom says missing Olympics would be deep disappointment
HALIFAX - The mother of a Nova Scotia-born NHL player poised to make a bid to join Team Canada says the league’s decision to pass on the Olympics is a deep disappointment. Lynn Marchand, 54, sai...
Apr 05, 2017
