Category Archives: Sports
Canadiens hope search for first-line centre ends with off-season catch Drouin
LAVAL, Que. - Every year since he was named general manager of the Montreal Canadiens in 2012, Marc Bergevin has been asked who will be the club’s first-line centre. He admits it’s a good ...
Sep 11, 2017
Canada's sledge hockey team aims to back up world title with Paralympic gold
CALGARY - Canada’s sledge hockey veteran says the team can handle the pressure of being the defending world champions heading into the Paralympic Games. When you play hockey for Canada, there...
Sep 11, 2017
Muguruza joins US Open champion Nadal at No. 1 for Spain
NEW YORK - Garbine Muguruza made her debut at No. 1 on Monday, joining U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal in making Spain the first country since the United States 14 years ago to top the WTA and ATP ran...
Sep 11, 2017
Jaguars staying another night in Houston because of Irma
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been in Houston so long now that they have a local gym. The Jaguars were forced Monday to stay another night in Houston because of Hurricane Irma, creating a stressful si...
Sep 11, 2017
De Boer fired by impatient Palace after only 4 games
The impatience and short-term thinking in modern-day soccer was highlighted Monday when Frank de Boer was fired by Crystal Palace only four Premier League games into his task of changing the ingrained...
Sep 11, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NFL Buffalo 21 N.Y. Jets 12 Atlanta 23 Chicago 17 Baltimore 20 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 21 Cleveland 18 Oakland 26 Tennessee 16 Jacksonville 29 Houston 7 Philadelphia 30 Washington...
Sep 10, 2017
Brooklyn Moors earns two medals, Canada takes home three at World Challenge Cup
HUNGARY, Hungary - Brooklyn Moors led Canada at the artistic gymnastics World Challenge Cup by winning a gold and bronze medal at the weekend competition. Moors, from Cambridge, Ont., captured the bro...
Sep 10, 2017
Packers beat Seahawks 17-9 to take NFC heavyweight match
GREEN BAY, Wis. - A marquee season opener between two NFC heavyweights turned into a defensive slugfest. The Green Bay Packers - not the menacing Seattle Seahawks - landed the momentum-swinging punch....
Sep 10, 2017
Canada's Anne-Catherine Tanguay wins Symetra Tour event
GARDEN CITY, Kan. - Anne-Catherine Tanguay won the Symetra Tour’s Garden City Charity Classic on Sunday at windy Buffalo Dunes to put herself in good position to earn an LPGA Tour card. The 26-y...
Sep 10, 2017
Oilers sign veteran centre Chris Kelly to professional tryout contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran forward Chris Kelly to a professional tryout contract on Sunday. Kelly played in all 82 regular season games last season for the Ottawa Senators and score...
Sep 10, 2017
