Category Archives: Sports
Memorial service held for wife of ESPN broadcaster Berman
WALLINGFORD, Conn. - A memorial service honouring the wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman has been held in Connecticut. The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/2qtCwYU ) friends, colle...
May 17, 2017
Roughriders sign safety Mike Edem to extension through 2018
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian safety Mike Edem to a contract extension through 2018. The Riders recently acquired the 27-year-old Edem and a conditional selection in the 2...
May 17, 2017
Messier looking for ways to get kids back into the game of hockey
TORONTO - Hockey equipment has come a long way since Mark Messier used magazines as shinpads for a game of road hockey as a kid. The Hall of Famer hasn’t forgotten those days and is helping lead...
May 17, 2017
Schultz, Rust out for Game 3 as Pens lineup shuffle continues; Daley, Streit might return
OTTAWA - The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without Justin Schultz and Bryan Rust for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final as injuries continue to mount for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Schultz...
May 17, 2017
Billion dollar race to break 2-hour marathon mark is afoot
LONDON - The two-hour marathon. For distance runners, it’s a mystical goal equivalent to the four-minute mile that Roger Bannister broke in 1954; a test so difficult some have estimated it may b...
May 17, 2017
NHL 100: A look at five of the more interesting team owners in league history
Some NHL team owners are wild, meddling and free-spending. Others try to let their clubs make news on the ice instead of off it. In the latest edition of NHL 100, a weekly series from The Canadian Pre...
May 17, 2017
Guay, Osborne-Paradis lead Canada's alpine team into 2017-18 season
CALGARY - World champion Erik Guay and bronze medallist Manny Osborne-Paradis are the headliners of Canada’s alpine ski team for next season. Alpine Canada announced its World Cup alpine and ski...
May 17, 2017
Raonic downs Haas in straight sets, advances to third round at Italian Open
ROME - Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the third round of the Italian Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Germany’s Tommy Haas on Wednesday. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., used his dominant ser...
May 17, 2017
Gisele Bundchen: Tom Brady had a concussion last year
BOSTON - Tom Brady played through a concussion last year on his way to a fifth Super Bowl title, according to his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The injury, which was not reported by the team, left...
May 17, 2017
Leonard Marshall, Matt Hasselbeck pledge brains to research
BOSTON - Two more retired football stars have pledged their brains to research. Two-time Super Bowl champion Leonard Marshall and three-time Pro Bowl selection Matt Hasselbeck say they will donate the...
May 17, 2017
