Category Archives: Sports
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
French charge IOC member Fredericks in Rio corruption probe
PARIS - IOC member Frankie Fredericks was handed preliminary charges on Friday in a French investigation into vote-buying around the decision to award the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro. An official ...
Nov 3, 2017
NYC circles the wagons around marathon after truck attack
NEW YORK - In a city shaken by its deadliest terrorist attack since 9-11, police are promising an unprecedented security effort to try to secure a soft target spanning five boroughs and 26.2 miles: th...
Nov 3, 2017
Canada Soccer's John Herdman wins Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award
CALGARY - Canadian women’s soccer coach John Herdman has been awarded the Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award by the Coaching Association of Canada. The award recognizes a coach’s dedicat...
Nov 3, 2017
Cineplex to bring 'Sunday Night Football,' Super Bowl to movie theatres
TORONTO - Cineplex has scored a deal to bring “Sunday Night Football” and the Super Bowl to its movie theatres. The company said Friday that a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Nat...
Nov 3, 2017
It's down to final eight as gamers go after Canada's Madden NFL 18 crown
TORONTO - Rob Gambino takes his video gaming seriously. And when he plays, there’s always something on the line. “I don’t really play for fun. I only play money games on third-party ...
Nov 3, 2017
Elliott freed to play by court, senses 'burst of adrenalin'
NEW YORK - Ezekiel Elliott felt a “burst of adrenalin” surge through the Dallas Cowboys locker room after a court freed him to play Sunday rather than begin a six-game suspension. He also ...
Nov 3, 2017
Marseille suspends Evra for kicking fan pending UEFA hearing
NYON, Switzerland - Marseille has suspended Patrice Evra and could take further action after the defender kicked one of the team’s fans before a Europa League game. The French club’s annou...
Nov 3, 2017
Olympic bodies improve protection for athletes from abuse
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Trying to protect athletes from abuse and harassment, the International Olympic Committee has published a 106-page document to help sports bodies improve their rules and proces...
Nov 3, 2017
Toronto FC complains to Major League Soccer over fan abuse of Jozy Altidore
Toronto FC’s playoff road has taken an ugly turn with Major League Soccer investigating allegations of fan abuse towards Toronto star forward Jozy Altidore in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference se...
Nov 3, 2017
