Category Archives: Sports
Stars forward Eakin receives four-game suspension for charging Lundqvist
NEW YORK - The NHL suspended Dallas Stars forward Cody Eakin four games for charging New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during a game Thursday night. The incident occurred in the first perio...
Dec 16, 2016
Senators forward Hoffman suspended for two games for cross-checking Couture
NEW YORK - The NHL suspended Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman for two games Friday for cross-checking San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture during a game Wednesday night. The incident took place i...
Dec 16, 2016
Record 6 MLB teams to pay luxury tax
NEW YORK - A record six teams are paying baseball’s luxury tax this season, led by the Los Angeles Dodgers at $31.8 million and the New York Yankees at $27.4 million. Boston ($4.5 million), Detr...
Dec 16, 2016
IOC chief Bach feels 'inner rage' at Russian doping scandal
BERLIN - IOC President Thomas Bach said he feels “shock” and “inner rage” at the extent of Russia’s doping scandal detailed by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richa...
Dec 16, 2016
Canadians capture silver and bronze in World Cup bobsled event
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canada captured three medals at World Cup bobsled event on Friday. Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden won a silver in the two-man competition, finishing in one minute 49.74 seconds. T...
Dec 16, 2016
Midfielder Atiba Hutchinson voted Canada Soccer's male player of the year
OTTAWA - Atiba Hutchinson now has bragging rights over former teammate Dwayne De Rosario. The 33-year-old midfielder was named Canada Soccer’s top male player Friday for the third straight year ...
Dec 16, 2016
Leafs' Marincin sidelined four-to-six weeks with lower body injury; Enroth recalled
TORONTO - Defenceman Martin Marincin of the Toronto Maple Leafs will miss four-to-six weeks with a lower body injury. The team made the announcement Friday. The 24-year-old was injured in Toronto̵...
Dec 16, 2016
Veteran running back Johnson signs contract extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - Running back Jeremiah Johnson signed a contract extension through the 2018 season with the B.C. Lions on Friday. Johnson was scheduled to become a free agent in February. “Jeremiah g...
Dec 16, 2016
Bryan Murray to receive historic honour from Ottawa Senators next month
OTTAWA - Bryan Murray will receive a historic honour from the Ottawa Senators next month. The club will make their former head coach and general manager the first inductee into their Ring of Honour at...
Dec 16, 2016
MLS to expand to 28 teams with $150m entry fee for newcomers
Major League Soccer has announced plans to expand to 28 teams, with the fee for new entrants jumping from $10 million to $150 million in a decade. MLS Commissioner Don Garber set a deadline of Jan. 31...
Dec 16, 2016
