Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan nominated for ESPY as best female college athlete
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan was nominated for best female college athlete at the ESPYs on Wednesday after leading the West Virginia University women’s soccer team to the NCAA ...
Jun 21, 2017
Edmonton's Connor McDavid wins first Hart Trophy as NHL MVP
LAS VEGAS - Connor McDavid won his first Hart Trophy. Hardly anybody in hockey believes it will be his last. The Edmonton captain claimed the award as the NHL’s most valuable player Wednesday ni...
Jun 21, 2017
Grey Cup rematch highlights the opening week of CFL regular season
Dave Dickenson isn’t sure the CFL has done the Calgary Stampeders any favours. Calgary opens the 2017 season with a home-and-home series against the Ottawa Redblacks, the defending Grey Cup cham...
Jun 21, 2017
Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden praises Argos coach Marc Trestman
TORONTO - Jon Gruden is one reason why Marc Trestman is still a football coach. Trestman, in his first season as the Toronto Argonauts head coach, credits the former Super Bowl-winning head coach with...
Jun 21, 2017
Henderson returns home to recharge as she prepares for busy stretch on tour
OTTAWA - Canadian Brooke Henderson returned home Wednesday to recharge after her first LPGA Tour victory of the season and help promote this summer’s CP Women’s Open near her hometown. Her...
Jun 21, 2017
Alouettes ditch school bus rides to practice, look forward to charter flights
MONTREAL - There will be no more travelling to practice in yellow school buses for the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL club practised this week on a soccer field a five-minute walk from their locker-rooms...
Jun 21, 2017
Alouettes new quarterback Durant excited for first game against Roughriders
MONTREAL - Darian Durant hasn’t had to wait long for his first game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The veteran quarterback, who spent the first 11 seasons of his career in Regina, will pl...
Jun 21, 2017
Veteran Brandon Whitaker marvels at Mike Pringle's CFL rushing records
Records are made to be broken but Brandon Whitaker doesn’t see Mike Pringle’s CFL rushing marks being eclipsed any time soon. Pringle led the CFL in rushing six times over his Hall of Fame...
Jun 21, 2017
Montreal's Boucher hopes NBA teams can look past knee injury on draft night
TORONTO - While his fellow draft prospects have been sprinting up and down NBA courts in countless professional auditions, Canada’s Chris Boucher has finally graduated to running in the Universi...
Jun 21, 2017
Ravech replacing Berman as ESPN's Home Run Derby broadcaster
BRISTOL, Conn. - Karl Ravech is replacing Chris Berman as the broadcaster for ESPN’s coverage of the All-Star Home Run Derby. ESPN announced a contract extension on Wednesday with the 52-year-ol...
Jun 21, 2017
