Category Archives: Sports
Calgary Stampeders hold off B.C. Lions for 23-18 CFL pre-season win
CALGARY - Jacobi Green and Reggie Begelton made impressions in their bids to become Calgary Stampeders. Both scored touchdowns for Calgary in a 23-18 pre-season win over the B.C. Lions on Tuesday. Tor...
Jun 06, 2017
Red Sox announcer Remy says Tanaka shouldn't get translator
NEW YORK - Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy says pitchers such as Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka shouldn’t be allowed translators on the mound. Remy’s comments Tuesday night during the N...
Jun 06, 2017
Blue Jays place Devon Travis on disabled list with right knee injury
The Toronto Blue Jays placed second baseman Devon Travis on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday with a right knee injury. The team said Travis has a bone bruise as well as a cartilage injury. He will ...
Jun 06, 2017
Depth, D and Rinne have Predators back even in the Stanley Cup final
PITTSBURGH - When they left Pittsburgh last week, the Nashville Predators were in “nasty” 2-0 hole and their chances in the Stanley Cup final were looking grim. That deficit is no more. De...
Jun 06, 2017
Alphonso Davies receives Canadian citizenship, gets first national team call-up
VANCOUVER - Alphonso Davies is one step closer to playing for Canada. The 16-year-old Vancouver Whitecaps phenom received his citizenship on Tuesday, paving the way for a first national team call-up. ...
Jun 06, 2017
ABC is off and running with NBA Finals
NEW YORK - The NBA Finals is off and running with its best ratings through two games since the Chicago Bulls’ last championship in 1998. Now ABC has to hope the Cleveland Cavaliers can make it c...
Jun 06, 2017
Williams F1 rookie Lance Stroll anxious for first Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Lance Stroll is stoked for his first Canadian Grand Prix, and so is race promoter Francois Dumontier. Ticket sales have jumped by more than 10 per cent for the 18-year-old Stroll’s fi...
Jun 06, 2017
Brassard undergoes shoulder surgery, Sens hopeful he'll be ready for start of season
Ottawa Senators centre Derick Brassard has undergone surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a statement that the surgery, performed Tuesd...
Jun 06, 2017
Former NFL quarterback Young injured at Roughriders training camp
SASKATOON - Former NFL quarterback Vince Young suffered a hamstring injury Tuesday at the Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp. The 34-year-old, who is attempting a comeback with the CFL club, was h...
Jun 06, 2017
Canadiens sign junior defenceman Stefan Leblanc to one-way AHL contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed free agent defenceman Stefan Leblanc to a one-year, one-way American Hockey League contract on Tuesday. Leblanc, 21, had seven goals and 30 assists and was plu...
Jun 06, 2017
