Category Archives: Sports
Canadians Geoff Gray, Antony Auclair to play in East-West Shrine game
Geoff Gray is looking to register a rare double. On Saturday, he’ll become the first Manitoba Bisons offensive lineman to participate in the East-West Shrine game, U.S. college football’s ...
Jan 20, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack set for first on-field test against Super League veteran Hull FC
For Paul Rowley, it’s David against Goliath. But the Toronto Wolfpack coach is eager to see how his newly assembled team, slated to start play in the third tier of English rugby league in early ...
Jan 20, 2017
Gerrard returns to Liverpool as coach in youth academy
LONDON - Steven Gerrard is returning to Liverpool to coach in the Premier League team’s youth academy. After an 18-month spell with the Los Angeles Galaxy, the former Liverpool captain retired f...
Jan 20, 2017
Cyle Larin has big soccer dreams, hopes to play in Europe when time is right
Canadian striker Cyle Larin has shown he belongs in Major League Soccer with 31 goals in his first two seasons. But the young Orlando City star has his sights farther afield down the line. “I...
Jan 20, 2017
Max Parrot leads Canadian sweep of World Cup snowboard podium
LAAX, Switzerland - Max Parrot brought back one of his signature moves to lead Canada to a podium sweep at a World Cup snowboarding competition Friday. Parrot, of Bromont, Que., captured gold in the m...
Jan 20, 2017
Calgary Stampeders lock in head coach Dave Dickenson until 2020 with extension
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson wanted in for the long haul, and the Calgary Stampeders agreed. The Stampeders and Dickenson announced a three-year contract extension Friday that makes him the CFL team’...
Jan 20, 2017
Canadian women to face second-ranked Germany in April for soccer friendly
TORONTO - The Canadian women’s soccer team will meet Olympic champion Germany on April 9 in Erfurt. While a friendly, it’s a rubber match of sorts. At last summer’s Olympic Games, Ca...
Jan 20, 2017
Senators forward Clarke MacArthur to miss season due to concussion issues
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ottawa Senators say forward Clarke MacArthur will miss the rest of the season due to concussion issues. The 31-year-old veteran left-winger has suffered four concussions in the la...
Jan 20, 2017
Japan says isle name on 2018 Olympic website 'unacceptable."
TOKYO - Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says it is “unacceptable” that the official website for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics refers to disputed isles in the Sea of Japan unde...
Jan 20, 2017
British man dies at 2022 World Cup stadium site in Qatar
A British man has died working on World Cup stadium building site in Qatar, where construction conditions have come under sharp scrutiny since the country was awarded the 2022 soccer tournament. World...
Jan 20, 2017
