Category Archives: Sports
Otters in tough to repeat as OHL champions with new coach and minus offensive stars
The Erie Otters will begin their Ontario Hockey League title defence with a rookie coach and without many of the stars that helped them to a CHL-record fourth straight 50-win season in 2016-17. With l...
Sep 20, 2017
Rugby Canada looks to turn men's program around with new coach and framework
TORONTO - After firing coach Mark Anscombe following a failed first crack at World Cup qualifying, Rugby Canada is starting to put the people in place to help turn around the men’s national team...
Sep 20, 2017
CFL issues maximum fine against B.C. Lions linebacker Micah Awe for hits
TORONTO - B.C. Lions linebacker Micah Awe was fined the maximum amount by the CFL on Wednesday for his hits on Calgary Stampeders running backs Jerome Messam and Roy Finch. Messam, the CFL rushing lea...
Sep 20, 2017
Collar helps prevent microdamage in brain due to head hits in sports, maker says
TORONTO - Sports equipment maker Bauer unveiled a collar-like device Wednesday that it says can protect against microscopic brain damage in athletes playing contact sports like hockey, football and so...
Sep 20, 2017
Stampeders return to Grey Cup looking to avenge last year's stunning loss.
OTTAWA - Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders have a shot at Grey Cup redemption. Calgary returns to the CFL title game a year after suffering a stunning 39-33 overtime loss to the underdog Ott...
Sep 20, 2017
Blue Jays sign righty Marco Estrada to 1-year extension worth $13 million
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays locked up a key piece of the starting rotation for the 2018 season on Wednesday. The one-year extension for Marco Estrada also indicates the team intends to contend nex...
Sep 20, 2017
Roughriders sign Canadian defensive back Bouka among host of roster moves
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian defensive back Elie Bouka on Wednesday. The Riders drafted Bouka in the third round, 24th overall, out of the University of Calgary in the 2016 CF...
Sep 20, 2017
Loui Eriksson eager to atone for forgettable first season with Canucks
Loui Eriksson’s first season with the Vancouver Canucks can pretty much be summed up by an unfortunate sequence in the first period of his first game. The effort was there. The results? Not so m...
Sep 20, 2017
While home runs surge across Major League Baseball, Jays' power numbers stagnate
TORONTO - When the ball cleared the fence at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night to set a Major League Baseball record for home runs in a season, it didn’t come off the bat of Toronto sluggers Jose B...
Sep 20, 2017
Alex Bazzie needed a 'clear mind' before CFL return following NFL disappointment
SURREY, B.C. - Alex Bazzie wanted to make sure he had shaken his NFL hangover. The defensive lineman signed a contract with the B.C. Lions through the rest of the season earlier this week, rejoining t...
Sep 20, 2017
