Category Archives: Sports
Ronaldo joins Messi as five-time winner of FIFA player award
LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo has caught up with Lionel Messi to become a five-time winner of FIFA’s best player award. The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of the year on Monday at the FIFA ...
Oct 23, 2017
Vancouver-born Angela Lee to defend One Championship title in Singapore
Vancouver-born Angela Lee will defend her One Championship atomweight title on Nov. 24 in Singapore in a rematch with Japanese veteran Mei (V.V) Yamaguchi. The 21-year-old Lee defeated Yamaguchi via u...
Oct 23, 2017
Costas, Michaels, Joe Buck among Frick Award finalists
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Bob Costas, Al Michaels and Joe Buck are among the finalists for the Hall of Fame’s 2018 Ford Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. Don Drysdale, Dizzy Dean, J...
Oct 23, 2017
B.C. Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats can play spoiler role heading into CFL playoffs
The B.C. Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes are out of playoff contention but can still impact the CFL post-season. B.C. (6-10) visits Winnipeg (11-5) on Saturday to face a Blue Bombers...
Oct 23, 2017
Canada's Shapovalov through to second round of Swiss Indoors with win over Sugita
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Japan’s Yuichi Sugita on Monday. The 18...
Oct 23, 2017
Doping scandal roils another sport: Dogsledding
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Cycling. Baseball. Track. Horse racing. Now dogsledding has become the latest professional sport to be engulfed in a doping scandal, this one involving the huskies that dash across...
Oct 23, 2017
Roughriders sign veteran lineman LaBatte to four-year contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed veteran offensive lineman Brendon LaBatte to a four-year contract extension Monday. The six-foot-four, 304-pound LaBatte is under contract to the Riders th...
Oct 23, 2017
Montreal Impact fire head coach Mauro Biello after missing playoffs
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are looking for a top level coach that they hope can take them to new heights in Major League Soccer. The Impact fired coach Mauro Biello and his staff on Monday, a day ...
Oct 23, 2017
Maori All Blacks name touring rugby squad to face Canada in Vancouver
TORONTO - The Maori All Blacks have named 10 new caps in their squad to face Canada in Vancouver next month. Hawke’s Bay hooker Ash Dixon will captain the storied invitational rugby side. The ne...
Oct 23, 2017
Jagr out of Calgary Flames lineup with injury, Jankowski recalled
CALGARY - First delay and now interruption has grounded Jaromir Jagr’s launch as a Calgary Flame. A lower-body injury sustained in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild put the 45-year...
Oct 23, 2017
