Category Archives: Sports
Buono future uncertain as Lions set to host Argonauts in regular-season finale
VANCOUVER - Wally Buono was awarded the Grey Cup the last time he retired as coach of the B.C. Lions six years ago. The winningest coach in CFL history won’t be faced with a similar scenario Sat...
Nov 3, 2017
Patrick Chan pulls out of Grand Prix event to focus on training
OTTAWA - With the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics a few weeks away, Patrick Chan is withdrawing from the NHK Trophy figure skating competition to focus on training. The 26-year-old has decided to shift his ...
Nov 3, 2017
Love game: Tennis star Wozniacki engaged to hoopster Lee
Caroline Wozniacki is engaged again and showing off her new ring. The Danish tennis player says on Twitter that she accepted a marriage proposal from David Lee, who recently played for the San Antonio...
Nov 3, 2017
Scotties to return to Nova Scotia as Sydney named host of 2019 curling event
ORLEANS, Ont. - The Canadian women’s curling championship will return to Nova Scotia in 2019, its first appearance in the province in over 25 years. Sydney, N.S., was named Scotties Tournament o...
Nov 3, 2017
World Series champion Astros hold off on White House talk
HOUSTON - The World Series champion Houston Astros have not made the decision yet on whether they will visit the White House to meet with President Donald Trump if an invitation is extended. “We...
Nov 3, 2017
Kolyada dominant in short program at Cup of China
BEIJING - Canada’s Gabrielle Daleman was in first place after Friday’s women’s short program at the Cup of China, the third event of the International Skating Union’s Grand Pri...
Nov 3, 2017
'It's where I belong,' Canada's Rebecca Marino ready for return to tennis
TORONTO - The road back to tennis prominence will not be a glamorous one for Rebecca Marino and she’s just fine with that. Her comeback trail will include several stops at low-level tournaments,...
Nov 3, 2017
St. Pierre set for comeback fight vs. Bisping at UFC 217
NEW YORK - Georges St. Pierre waved his hands as a conductor would to a chorus of “G-S-P” chanted by fans wrapped in Rising Sun headbands inside Madison Square Garden. “These are you...
Nov 3, 2017
Next year in Jerusalem: Giro riders face political hurdles
JERUSALEM - When the world’s cycling elite converge on Israel next year for the storied Giro d’Italia race, they will grapple with the rugged hills of Jerusalem, speed by the shimmering Me...
Nov 3, 2017
Roughriders want to complete return to respectability with win Saturday
Returning to the CFL playoffs for the first time since 2014 has been a slow, uphill climb for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The team went 3-15 two years ago and made only marginal gains last season to...
Nov 3, 2017
