Category Archives: Sports

NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints released Canadian offensive lineman Orlando Franklin on Tuesday. Franklin, 29, signed a one-year deal with the Saints on Thursday after being released by the Los A...

TORONTO - Calgary’s Brandon Campbell was removed as Canada’s representative for the world driving championship Tuesday after being involved in a positive drug test. Dan Gall, the president...

EDMONTON - While the headlines have gone to quarterback Mike Reilly and the high-flying aerial pyrotechnics, the numbers suggest it’s a crazed-dog defence that has the Edmonton Eskimos sitting p...

TORONTO - There was some good news for Toronto FC on the injury front Tuesday with coach Greg Vanney confirming that wingback Oyvind Alseth’s foot injury is not serious. The 22-year-old Norwegia...

Karen Paquin has given up her job twice for her country. The flanker from Quebec City hopes to make that sacrifice pay off this month in Ireland where Canada, runner-up three years ago in France, look...

TORONTO - Receivers Duron Carter and Marken Michel and defensive lineman Jackson Jeffcoat were named the CFL’s players of the week Tuesday. Carter had nine catches for 131 yards and two TDs to l...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed receiver/returner Quincy McDuffie to a two-year deal Tuesday. McDuffie, 26, led the CFL in kickoff return average (27.7 yards) last season with the Winnipeg Blue B...

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts released veteran players Matt Black and Devon Wylie on Tuesday. Both players were on Toronto’s six-game injured list. Black, a five-foot-nine, 192-pound defensive...

PARIS - After failing three times in recent bids, sheer joy was expected from Paris officials when Los Angeles ceded the 2024 Olympics to the City of Lights. Paris bid leaders, however, opted for a di...

Monday’s Games MLB American League Baltimore 2 Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 7 Detroit 3 Boston 6 Cleveland 2 Seattle 6 Texas 4 Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto 6 Houston 14 Tampa Bay 7 National League ...