Category Archives: Sports
Stick it to 'em: Strome uses opponent's stick to score unusual goal in OHL game
It’s one thing to score with your own hockey stick. It’s quite another to put the puck in the net by using your opponent’s lumber. Dylan Strome’s second goal in the Erie Otters...
Feb 16, 2017
Agent tweets he's started talking to Roughriders about Young playing in CFL
The agent representing former NFL quarterback Vince Young says he’s talking to the Saskatchewan Roughriders about his client playing in the CFL. “#VinceYoung We have opened discussions wit...
Feb 16, 2017
Toronto Blue Jays sign veteran pitcher Mat Latos to minor-league deal
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Mat Latos knows earning a spot on the Toronto Blue Jays roster won’t be easy. But he’s going to embrace the challenge this spring. Toronto signed the 29-year-old right-hand...
Feb 16, 2017
B.C. Lions sign veterans Matt Bucknor and DeQuin Evans to CFL deals
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed Canadian defensive back Matt Bucknor and American defensive lineman DeQuin Evans on Thursday. Bucknor, a five-year veteran, has also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cat...
Feb 16, 2017
Veteran offensive lineman Peter Dyakowski joins Argos after being cut by Ticats
HAMILTON - Peter Dyakowski wasn’t unemployed long. The veteran offensive lineman signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday, hours after being released by the Hamilton Tiger-C...
Feb 16, 2017
Long road leads Gavin Tucker from playing music to mixed martial arts
Gavin Tucker left his Newfoundland home to study jazz in Nova Scotia. But one guitar after another was sold to keep him in the gym as mixed martial arts became his focus. That sacrifice, combined with...
Feb 16, 2017
Toronto Argonauts sign free-agent players James Tuck and Jeff Fuller
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian defensive end James Tuck and American receiver Jeff Fuller on Thursday. The six-foot, 230-pound Tuck, a native of Aurora, Ont., played 29 games the last...
Feb 16, 2017
'Something had to give': NHL coaching carousel spins as playoffs approach
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen was floored when the only NHL coach he has ever played for was fired on Feb. 1. Ken Hitchcock’s dismissal was a stark reminder of just how precarious life i...
Feb 16, 2017
Durie says he's not necessarily retiring, just no longer playing for Argos
TORONTO - Andre Durie isn’t retiring. The veteran slotback said Thursday he’s simply no longer playing for the Argonauts. On Wednesday night, the free-agent agent receiver issued a tweet t...
Feb 16, 2017
Former Habs coach Therrien calls job 'gratifying' but also 'thankless task'
MONTREAL - Two days after being fired by the Montreal Canadiens, Michel Therrien says being an NHL coach is a tough job that is “gratifying on many levels but it can also quickly become a thankl...
Feb 16, 2017
