Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Shapovalov eliminated from Next Gen Finals after loss to Rublev
MILAN - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov dropped his final match at the Next Gen ATP Finals, losing in five sets to Russia’s Andrey Rublev on Thursday. Rublev, the tournament’s top seed, wo...
Nov 9, 2017
Loney Bowl between Saint Mary's and Acadia cancelled due to eligibility issue
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Atlantic University Sport cancelled the Loney Bowl on Thursday due to a player eligibility issue and awarded the football conference championship to the Acadia Axemen. Acadia was sch...
Nov 9, 2017
Georges St-Pierre to talk to UFC about fighting future after vacation
Newly crowned middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre says he will discuss his fighting future with the UFC after a planned vacation. Right now his contract has him fighting interim middleweight title...
Nov 9, 2017
Mixed martial arts champ Angela Lee in Hawaii car accident
HONOLULU - Angela Lee, a Vancouver-born mixed martial arts fighter, is recovering after a car accident in Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the One Championship female world atomweight cha...
Nov 9, 2017
Olympic champion Whitfield closes chapter with Hall of Fame induction
TORONTO - Simon Whitfield’s love affair with sports began around a pothole on Couper Street in Kingston, Ont. The hole in the road near his childhood home became centre ice, and Whitfield and hi...
Nov 9, 2017
Forward Frederik Gauthier ready to play if injured Auston Matthews isn't
TORONTO - Frederik Gauthier was caught off guard when the Toronto Maple Leafs recalled him so early in the season, especially after spending part of his summer re-learning how to walk. The 22-year-old...
Nov 9, 2017
Saskatchewan Roughriders don't have CFL playoff history on their side
The Saskatchewan Roughriders won’t have history on their side as they chase a fifth Grey Cup title. Saskatchewan (11-7), in the CFL playoffs for the first time since 2014, visits the defending-c...
Nov 9, 2017
There's no 'D' in faceoff: Defencemen take on an odd job
Jake Gardiner and the other Toronto Maple Leafs defencemen like to think they can hold their own in the faceoff circle. “Sometimes in practice we’ll just joke around and go against the cen...
Nov 9, 2017
Canadian men ready for Georgia rugby test despite tough travel schedule
Three flights, 40 hours and 12 time zones later, Kingsley Jones is set for his test debut as Canada rugby coach. The former Welsh international and his 24th-ranked squad are in Tbilisi to face No. 12 ...
Nov 9, 2017
4 more Russian skiers banned for doping at Sochi Olympics
GENEVA - Four more Russian cross-country skiers were found guilty of doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Thursday, including three-time silver medallist Maxim Vylegzhanin. The International Olympic C...
Nov 9, 2017
