Category Archives: Sports
Raonic, Bouchard, Pospisil headline six Canadians playing at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, United Kingdom - Canada originally had three direct entrants in the 2017 Wimbledon main-draw singles but that number has doubled over the past two weeks. Milos Raonic, Eugenie Bouchard and ...
Jul 2, 2017
AP Source: Rockets, PJ Tucker agree to 4-year deal
A person with knowledge of the situation says forward P.J. Tucker has agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal with the Houston Rockets. Tucker will give Houston another defensive-minded player on what...
Jul 1, 2017
Pacquiao loses contentious WBO title fight to Jeff Horn
BRISBANE, Australia - It went all the way and ended in a contentiously bitter loss, the opposite of what Manny Pacquiao’s handlers predicted for his WBO welterweight world title fight against Je...
Jul 1, 2017
Blue Bombers spoil Roughriders' home opener with 43-40 overtime win
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Tyler Crapigna summed up his team’s 43-40 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday with two words. “It’s football.” The g...
Jul 1, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack remain undefeated with 64-22 win over York City Knights
TORONTO - Liam Kay scores five tries and Jonny Pownall added two of his own as the Toronto Wolfpack remained undefeated in their inaugural rugby league season with a 64-22 home win over the York City ...
Jul 1, 2017
US qualify for 2019 Rugby World Cup at Canada's expense
SAN DIEGO - The United States qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup as the top North American side for the first time after thrashing Canada by a record 52-16 on Saturday. Canada had won 15 out of 20...
Jul 1, 2017
Lamah scores twice, FC Dallas beat Toronto 3-1
FRISCO, Texas - Roland Lamah scored two goals to lead FC Dallas to a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday, knocking the Canadian club out of first place in the Eastern Conference. Toronto (10-3-5) ...
Jul 1, 2017
Nikolic scores pair, Fire move into first with 4-0 win
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Nemanja Nikolic scored two early goals, pushing his MLS-leading total to 16, and the Chicago Fire beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 on Saturday night to take the Eastern Conference l...
Jul 1, 2017
Oilers add depth, Chiarelli keeping focus on re-signing McDavid, Draisaitl
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers used the first day of free agency to add some organizational depth, while general manager Peter Chiarelli kept his focus on re-signing two of his own stars. Edmonton agr...
Jul 1, 2017
Blerim Dzemaili in on both goals as Montreal Impact beat D.C. United 2-0
MONTREAL - Chris Duvall isn’t known for his goal-scoring abilities. That’s why the defender’s impeccable finish was cause for added celebration. Duvall doubled Montreal’s lead ...
Jul 1, 2017
