Category Archives: Sports
Montreal Impact midfielder Ballou Tabla misses practice amid transfer dispute
Montreal Impact midfielder Ballou Tabla missed practice Tuesday as the MLS team confirmed it has received a transfer offer for the 18-year-old from a second-division European club. ESPN reported Monda...
Aug 8, 2017
No medal for pole vault defending champion Shawn Barber at world championship
LONDON - On a magical night two years ago in Beijing, Shawn Barber could do nothing wrong. A college kid carrying zero expectations, he soared freely over bar after bar until gold was in his grasp. Hi...
Aug 8, 2017
Blue Jays place Cesar Valdez on 10-day disabled list, recall Campos
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Cesar Valdez on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday with a right shoulder impingement. Right-handed reliever Leonel Campos was recalled from triple-...
Aug 8, 2017
Earnhardt treats Redskins players to high-speed laps
RICHMOND, Va. - NASCAR driver and avid Washington Redskins fan Dale Earnhardt Jr. treated quarterback Kirk Cousins and four other players from the team to ride-arounds at Richmond Raceway on Tuesday b...
Aug 8, 2017
Canada's Shapovalov beats Dutra Silva to advance into second round at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Canadian Denis Shapovalov admits the epic tiebreak that propelled him into the second round of the Rogers Cup is still “a little bit of a blur.” The 143rd-ranked Shapovalov surv...
Aug 8, 2017
Tomas Berdych withdraws from first round of Rogers Cup with rib injury
MONTREAL - Tomas Berdych withdrew from the Rogers Cup on Tuesday with a rib injury. The No. 10 seed from the Czech Republic was due to face Nikoloz Basilashvili in first-round play on Tuesday afternoo...
Aug 8, 2017
Canadians Bouchard, Andreescu bounced from Rogers Cup after first-round losses
TORONTO - Eugenie Bouchard said she was lacking confidence after being bounced from the Rogers Cup in the first round on Tuesday. And though she offered up a fairly simple fix to that problem - “...
Aug 8, 2017
Winless Tiger-Cats shake up coaching staff by replacing defensive co-ordinator
HAMILTON - The winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats shook up their coaching staff on Tuesday by replacing defensive co-ordinator Jeff Reinebold. Phillip Lolley was promoted from his role as defensive run game ...
Aug 8, 2017
Canadian international Jessie Fleming on watch list for MAC Hermann Trophy
TORONTO - Canadian international Jessie Fleming has been named to the 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy watch lists. The list marks the start of the process of choosing the most outstanding male and female play...
Aug 8, 2017
Addison, Foote lead Canada past Finland for first win at Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Calen Addison and Nolan Foote had power-play goals in the second period as Canada earned its first win of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over Finland...
Aug 8, 2017
