Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Kelly Russell to help make rugby history with female Barbarians
Canadian captain Kelly Russell will make rugby history Nov. 10 when she takes part in the inaugural match for the women’s Barbarians. Barbarian FC, home to the famous invitational world all-star...
Oct 10, 2017
Karl Subban offers up the Subban plan for success in hockey, school and life
TORONTO - Despite helping his three sons reach the pro ranks, Karl Subban is the first to admit he’s no hockey expert. Subban does know potential, however. And having spent more than 30 years as...
Oct 10, 2017
NFL may change policy that players 'should' stand for anthem
NFL owners will meet next week to consider changes to a game manual that says players “should” stand during the national anthem, a guideline the league has left to the discretion of player...
Oct 10, 2017
Impact lock up Piatti for two more seasons, with team option for 2020
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact missed the Major League Soccer playoffs, but at least they won’t be losing star midfielder Ignacio (Nacho) Piatti. The club announced Tuesday that the 32-year-old ...
Oct 10, 2017
Canadian women's hockey team to face U.S. in Edmonton ahead of Winter Olympics
CALGARY - The Canadian women’s hockey team will host its archrival, the United States, in a pre-Olympic matchup Dec. 17 in Edmonton. It’s the finale of a six-game series the Canadians and ...
Oct 10, 2017
Trump sticks to hockey in honouring Cup champion Penguins
WASHINGTON - After adding to the uproar over NFL players who protest during the national anthem, President Donald Trump mostly stuck to hockey in honouring the Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins ...
Oct 10, 2017
Canada's Cam Levins returns to running, will make half-marathon debut in Toronto
TORONTO - Canada’s Cam Levins was famous for his extreme mileage, running three times a day and covering as many as 300 kilometres a week. But around this time last year, the 28-year-old from Bl...
Oct 10, 2017
Blackhawks coach Quenneville calls crackdown on faceoff violations an 'epidemic'
TORONTO - After watching his top centres thrown out of multiple draws, including some at critical moments, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville gave a harsh critique of the NHL’s crackdown ...
Oct 10, 2017
Official: Tokyo stadium worker was overworked before suicide
TOKYO - The Japan labour standard office has determined that the suicide of a 23-year-old man at Tokyo’s new Olympic stadium construction site stemmed from overwork, and his family was eligible ...
Oct 10, 2017
Trump says US should change tax law to punish NFL
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is suggesting the U.S. change its tax laws to punish organizations like the NFL if members are “disrespecting” the national anthem or flag. The NFL gave...
Oct 10, 2017
