Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney good with tactics, not so much with a drumstick
TORONTO - Greg Vanney hasn’t done much wrong this season. But hand the MLS coach of year a drumstick and watch out. The Toronto FC coach was still hearing it Thursday for his drum performance in...
Nov 30, 2017
Canadians Jessie Fleming, Rebecca Quinn face off in NCAA College Cup
Jessie Fleming and Rebecca Quinn often room together in camp with the Canadian women’s soccer team. On Friday, however, the two friends will be facing off in Orlando when Fleming’s UCLA Br...
Nov 30, 2017
While U.S. fans boo, Toronto FC faithful draw Altidore, Bradley close to the heart
TORONTO - After hearing Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley showered with derision at recent away matches, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney savoured the hometown love shown to his U.S. stars Wednesday night...
Nov 30, 2017
Canada's Gagnon injured in training for World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The final training run for the season-opening women’s World Cup downhill was hard on the Canadian ski team. Marie-Michele Gagnon dislocated her left shoulder in a crash Thur...
Nov 30, 2017
B.C. Lions hire Ed Hervey as GM, Buono to stay on as coach for 2018
SURREY, B.C. - When the B.C. Lions were shopping unproven backup quarterback Mike Reilly on the trade market after the 2012 CFL season, Wally Buono got turned down by a number of fellow general manage...
Nov 30, 2017
A look at some NHL coaches and GMs feeling the heat two months into the season
At least one NHL head coach has been fired by Dec. 8 since the 2013-14 season, with an average of four getting dismissed before the conclusion of the 82-game schedule. None of the league’s 31 te...
Nov 30, 2017
Canada's Tanaka hoping to complete comeback from injury with Olympic berth
Canadian ski jumper Atsuko Tanaka remembers having to call her parents to pick her up from the dog park when a bout of nausea - a symptom of a concussion - brought her to her knees while she was walki...
Nov 30, 2017
Canadian rugby sevens women go 3-0, reach 27th straight World Series quarterfinal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's women's sevens team had a good start to the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series on Thursday, going 3-0 on the first day of the Dubai Sevens to qualify for it...
Nov 30, 2017
Curling Trials to determine Canada's representatives at Pyeongchang Games
OTTAWA - Brad Gushue has seen some curling teams fold under pressure at Olympic qualification events and watched others rise to the occasion. The skip from St. John’s, N.L., was a surprise winne...
Nov 30, 2017
Redblacks sign star Canadian receiver Brad Sinopoli to two-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed Canadian receiver Brad Sinopoli to a two-year contract extension. Sinopoli is coming off three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards and ...
Nov 30, 2017
