Category Archives: Sports
Pens won't say if Crosby will rest this weekend; Malkin nearing return
TORONTO - The Pittsburgh Penguins have two games left in the regular season with nothing on the line, and whether Sidney Crosby will play in one or both remains a mystery. Penguins head coach Mike Sul...
Apr 07, 2017
World championship bleeds into Olympic prep for Canadian women's hockey team
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - On the heels of the women’s world hockey championship, Canada will immediately begin workomg toward getting the gold at next year’s Winter Olympics. The country’s t...
Apr 07, 2017
NASCAR ends deal with racetrack after owner's arrest
WATERFORD, Conn. - NASCAR has severed ties with a Connecticut racetrack after its owner was charged with patronizing a prostitution ring that police say exploited young men with mental health issues b...
Apr 07, 2017
No jury verdict yet in Aaron Hernandez's double-murder trial
BOSTON - The jury in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez has finished its first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Jurors went home Friday after 6 1/2 hours of deliber...
Apr 07, 2017
Ed Hervey fired as Eskimos vice-president of football operations/GM
Winning wasn’t enough for Ed Hervey to remain with the Edmonton Eskimos. Hervey was fired as the club’s vice-president of football operations and general manager on Friday just over a year...
Apr 07, 2017
Manitoba offensive lineman Geoff Gray to have visit with Green Bay Packers
WINNIPEG - Geoff Gray will have another sitdown with the Green Bay Packers. Two CFL sources said Friday the Manitoba Bisons offensive lineman will visit with the Packers in the next week or two. Green...
Apr 07, 2017
Hair today, hard to forget tomorrow. Canada teams offer plenty of style options
TORONTO - It’s early days in the MLS season, with on-field trends still developing. So six weeks in, let’s ignore the standings and instead offer up some style points on the three Canadian...
Apr 07, 2017
Bernier finds new life with Ducks, thrusts himself into playoff goalie conversation
People keep asking Jonathan Bernier if this is the best he’s ever played, as though his re-emergence in Anaheim is some big surprise. It’s not a shock to the 28-year-old, who recently wrap...
Apr 07, 2017
Big day for Canada's Nathan Hirayama at Hong Kong rugby sevens event
HONG KONG - Nathan Hirayama, celebrating his 50th World Series event, engineered a 17-14 win over Kenya in Canada’s opening game Friday at the Hong Kong Sevens. The 29-year-old from Richmond, B....
Apr 07, 2017
Chinese GP practices wiped out by rain, fog
SHANGHAI - When Lewis Hamilton finally emerged from the garages on a rainy, foggy Friday at the Chinese Grand Prix, it wasn’t to take his Mercedes out for a practice lap, it was to sign hats to ...
Apr 07, 2017
