Category Archives: Sports
Calgary's Giordano, 49ers, USTA win humanitarian awards
LOS ANGELES - Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames, the San Francisco 49ers and the U.S. Tennis Association were among the winners at the Sports Humanitarian Awards. Giordano won the newly named Muhamm...
Jul 11, 2017
Cano 10th-inning homer gives AL 2-1 All-Star win
MIAMI - Robinson Cano hugged Francisco Lindor after the final out, exchanged high-fives with his American League teammates and put an arm around the shoulder of designated hitter/photographer Nelson C...
Jul 11, 2017
'O Canada' performance at MLB's All-Star Game draws criticism - again
MIAMI - The singing of the Canadian national anthem at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game is once again coming under fire. Canadian pop singer Jocelyn Alice was widely criticized by baseball ...
Jul 11, 2017
Alphonso Davies leads Canada to 1-1 draw with Costa Rica at Gold Cup
HOUSTON - Slowly but surely, the revival of the Canadian men’s soccer program is taking shape. Alphonso Davies scored as Canada earned a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica on Tuesday in the preliminary...
Jul 11, 2017
Athletics Canada names Gilbert head coach, Nathan high performance director
OTTAWA - Former Olympian Glenroy Gilbert was named the new head coach for Athletics Canada on Tuesday after holding the position in the interim for nearly two months. Gilbert was chosen as Canada̵...
Jul 11, 2017
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif isn't letting lavish extension change him
TORONTO - Laurent Duvernay-Tardif isn’t letting money change him. The 26-year-old native of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., signed a five-year, US$42.25-million contract extension with the NFL’s...
Jul 11, 2017
Close call for Toronto FC fullback Steven Beitashour after on-field collision
TORONTO - Fullback Steven Beitashour dropped into the Toronto FC training centre Tuesday, his first visit since undergoing surgery for a damaged pancreas. The timeline for his return is uncertain at t...
Jul 11, 2017
Calgary Hitmen name Dallas Ferguson new head coach, Jeff Chynoweth GM
CALGARY - The Calgary Hitmen have named Jeff Chynoweth the new general manager and Dallas Ferguson head coach. The Western Hockey League club, which is owned by the NHL’s Calgary Flames, also an...
Jul 11, 2017
Canadian Women's Hockey League moves Thunder from Brampton to Markham
MARKHAM, Ont. - The Thunder of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League has relocated from Brampton to Markham, Ont. The CWHL announced Tuesday at a news conference the Thunder will play out of the Th...
Jul 11, 2017
Wimbledon-area shops compete to design tennis storefronts
LONDON - Novak Dogovic and Andy Purray could end up among the winners in Wimbledon this year. Caricatures of the two Grand Slam champions - or, at least, their half-human, half-animal counterparts - a...
Jul 11, 2017
