Category Archives: Sports
Major Motivation: Teen phenom Brooke Henderson headlines CP Women's Open
OTTAWA - The CP Women’s Open hasn’t been a major on the LPGA Tour since 2000, but it will have the feel of one this week with teenage phenom and local favourite Brooke Henderson headlining...
Aug 23, 2017
Canadian gymnasts Black and Rogers reach podium at Summer Universiade
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Canadian gymnast Ellie Black picked up two more medals Wednesday at the Summer Universiade while teammate Brittany Rogers won gold in the vault final. Black, from Halifax, won gold in...
Aug 23, 2017
Cops: Mom, daughter beat grandma over Steelers game volume
YOUNGWOOD, Pa. - Authorities say a woman’s daughter and granddaughter beat her and shaved her head because they thought she was listening to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game too loudly on the...
Aug 23, 2017
Canada's Francoise Abanda advances to second round of US Open qualifying
NEW YORK - Canada’s Francoise Abanda is one step closer to a berth in the main draw of the US Open. The 20-year-old from Montreal defeated Russia’s Alexandra Panova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) on We...
Aug 23, 2017
De Grasse vows to bounce back better than ever after London disappointment
TORONTO - Instead of battling Usain Bolt one final time, Andre De Grasse spent the world track and field championships playing tourist in London. The 22-year-old attended the Arsenal-Chelsea soccer ga...
Aug 23, 2017
Supporters want Colin Kaepernick signed by NFL season start
NEW YORK - Supporters of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality against blacks, showed their solidarity with ...
Aug 23, 2017
Bruno Mars meets source of nickname: Bruno Sammartino
PITTSBURGH - Bruno Mars has met the man he’s nicknamed after: former pro wrestling champion Bruno Sammartino. The two met Tuesday night when the pop singing sensation’s 24K Magic World Tou...
Aug 23, 2017
Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods among celeb photo hack victims
NEW YORK - A representative for Lindsey Vonn calls the theft and publishing of “intimate” personal photos of her and former boyfriend Tiger Woods “an outrageous and despicable invasi...
Aug 23, 2017
Billy Payne retiring as Masters, Augusta National chairman
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Billy Payne ruled more with an open mind than an iron fist. As the sixth chairman of Augusta National Golf Club - and the first with no direct link to co-founders Bobby Jones and Cliffo...
Aug 23, 2017
Alouettes eager for rematch with Bombers after last-play loss in Winnipeg
MONTREAL - If their last meeting was an indication, the clash Thursday night between the Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers should be quite the offensive spectacle. On July 28 in Winnipeg, t...
Aug 23, 2017
