Category Archives: Sports
Montreal Alouettes sign veteran offensive lineman Olafioye to extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed American offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye to a three-year contract extension through the 2019 season Tuesday. Montreal acquired the six-foot-six, 325-pound Ola...
Apr 04, 2017
Former CFL commissioner Doug Mitchell named to Colorado College hall of fame
COLORADO SPINGS, Colo. - Calgary lawyer Doug Mitchell, a former CFL player, commissioner and member of the NHL board of governors, will be inducted into the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame next...
Apr 04, 2017
Canada's women ponder first Winter Olympics without their NHL counterparts
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - The NHL’s decision not to release players for next year’s Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea comes as a surprise to some of the Canadian players at the women’s wo...
Apr 04, 2017
NHL 100: Women have played key roles in hockey over the last century
Women have played hockey and pioneered innovations in the sport since the game took shape in the late 1800s. While the National Hockey League has remained a male-dominated enterprise, women have occas...
Apr 04, 2017
Ouellette makes quick turnaround from Canadian hockey team player to coach
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - The ache has faded for Caroline Ouellette. After their official team photo at the world championships, the Canadian women’s hockey team skated to the benches to exchange their ...
Apr 04, 2017
Toronto FC sign Mark Pais to first-team contract, to serve as backup 'keeper
Toronto FC signed goalkeeper Mark Pais to an MLS contract Tuesday, paving the way to move the TFC 2 ‘keeper to the first-team roster as backup to Alex Bono. Toronto lost No. 1 ‘keeper Clin...
Apr 04, 2017
1 year to go: Gold Coast counts down to Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Just days after floods devastated nearby cities and towns, one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations is marking the one-year countdown to the Commonwealth Game...
Apr 04, 2017
Champions dinner a tradition unlike any other at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Phil Mickelson can think of only one way that the Tuesday night dinner for Masters champions can get any better: to be the host. Mickelson has served in that capacity three times as the...
Apr 04, 2017
Cowboys QB Tony Romo retiring, replacing Phil Simms at CBS
DALLAS - Tony Romo couldn’t bring himself to use the word “retired” and didn’t have an answer for whether he would have decided to replace another former quarterback in Phil Si...
Apr 04, 2017
LA, Paris share 2024 plans with Olympic leaders
AARHUS, Denmark - The two bid cities in the 2024 Olympic race addressed voters and sports leaders on Tuesday. Only one talked about “the elephant in the room.” That is a possible double vo...
Apr 04, 2017
