Category Archives: Sports
Ottawa Senators centre Derick Brassard to undergo shoulder surgery
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today that centre Derick Brassard will require surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said in a statement th...
May 30, 2017
Canadian powerlifter Jamael tests positive for 11 banned substances
OTTAWA - Canadian powerlifter Thomas Jamael has been banned four years after testing positive for 11 banned substances. Jamael’s urine sample was tested in-competition on Feb. 11. It revealed th...
May 30, 2017
UCLA creates $1M in scholarships in name of Jackie Robinson
LOS ANGELES - UCLA is creating $1 million worth of scholarships in the name of Jackie Robinson for male athletes in the four sports the baseball Hall of Famer played while attending the school. The Ja...
May 30, 2017
Winnipeg receivers hope to catch a break on the injury front in 2017
WINNIPEG - Darvin Adams would be happy to haul in some long bombs and take it to the house. Weston Dressler is gearing up to turn some short passes into big gains. But what the Winnipeg Blue Bombers r...
May 30, 2017
Orridge says groundwork for success in place for next CFL commissioner
TORONTO - Jeffrey Orridge has some friendly advice for his successor: Stay the course. Orridge will step down as CFL commissioner June 30 after just over two years on the job. The search for Orridge&#...
May 30, 2017
Meet P.K. Subban's sidekick and the Preds secret weapon vs. Crosby and Malkin
PITTSBURGH - Mattias Ekholm’s teammates wonder why it took so long for the 27-year-old Nashville Predators defenceman to get his due. “You ask anyone in our room, he’s been an elite ...
May 30, 2017
Coach Octavio Zambrano looks for balance in first roster selection
TORONTO - Octavio Zambrano, in his first roster selection as Canadian head coach, has opted for an experienced core augmented by a lot of youth. Zambrano, appointed Canadian coach on March 17, named a...
May 30, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack forward James Laithwaite recalls the day he broke his neck
TORONTO - It started as a routine rugby league tackle. But bad things can happen when some 900 pounds of beef collides at speed with no padding. That’s what happened April 23 when the Salford Re...
May 30, 2017
Award-winning sports writer Frank Deford dies at 78
Frank Deford, the award-winning sports writer and commentator whose elegant reportage was a staple for years at Sports Illustrated and National Public Radio, has died. He was 78. He died Sunday in Key...
May 30, 2017
Borussia Dortmund fires Thomas Tuchel as coach
DORTMUND, Germany - Borussia Dortmund fired Thomas Tuchel as coach on Tuesday, three days after he led the club to its first title in five years. The club issued a statement to say the 43-year-old Tuc...
May 30, 2017
