Category Archives: Sports
With Loney Bowl mess behind them, Axemen focus on daunting task of facing Western
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axemen are focused on a rare chance to host the Uteck Bowl rather than the convoluted path they had to take to get there. The Atlantic University Sport champion Axemen (6-...
Nov 17, 2017
Canada's Hudey earns silver medal at long-track speedskating World Cup
STAVANGER, Norway - Canadian long-track speedskater Marsha Hudey won her first career individual World Cup medal, claiming silver on Friday in the women’s 500-metre race in Norway. Hudey, of Whi...
Nov 17, 2017
In-form Canadian figure skater Osmond leads after women's short in France
GRENOBLE, France - After winning at Skate Canada three weeks ago, Kaetlyn Osmond continued her fine form by taking the lead in the women’s short at the Internationaux de France on Friday. Skatin...
Nov 17, 2017
Wrestling legend Hart, now 60 and cancer-free, talks life in and out of the ring
Of all the punches Bret (The Hitman) Hart threw in his professional wrestling career, the one that really sticks out left his boss unconscious on the floor in 1997. “It was only one punch but it...
Nov 17, 2017
Full circle: Newfoundlander Carl English returns home to play for the Edge
TORONTO - Carl English could never have foreseen the circuitous route his professional basketball career would take. And now, seven countries, 13 pro teams and three kids later, Newfoundland’s f...
Nov 17, 2017
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore escapes longer ban for role in tunnel melee
TORONTO - Twelve days and two review panels after striker Jozy Altidore’s red card for violent conduct, Toronto FC is back where it started from. Which is without the burly U.S. international fo...
Nov 17, 2017
Canada to tipoff World Cup qualifying with mixed group of veteran, young players
TORONTO - Roy Rana selected a team of players from all over the world to tip off Canada’s quest for a FIBA World Cup berth. Canada’s men’s basketball roster, announced Friday morning...
Nov 17, 2017
Argos prepared to face Glenn or Bridge in East final versus Riders
TORONTO - The last time the Toronto Argonauts faced the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Corey Chamblin wasn’t sure if his defence would face Brandon Bridge. This time, Chamblin says the unit will be r...
Nov 17, 2017
Canada's most popular pro sports league had humble beginnings 100 years ago
The five men who met on Nov. 26, 1917 to form the National Hockey League could not have dreamed of the 31-team, multi-billion-dollar enterprise it would become a century later. That day the owners of ...
Nov 17, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Toronto 1 New Jersey 0 (OT) Pittsburgh 3 Ottawa 1 Arizona 5 Montreal 4 St. Louis 4 Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Vegas 5 Vancouver 2 N.Y. Islanders 6 Carolina 4 ...
Nov 16, 2017
