Category Archives: Sports
Johnson gets another shutout, Flames beat Jackets 2-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Journeyman goalie Chad Johnson, in his first season with Calgary, is beginning to show he can be a source of stability for the up-and-down Flames. Johnson made 34 saves for his second...
Nov 23, 2016
Dubnyk makes 15 saves, Wild beat road-weary Jets 3-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Devan Dubnyk has been one of the best goalies in the NHL lately. Good thing for the Minnesota Wild, too, because they haven’t provided him with much offence. Dubnyk got a littl...
Nov 23, 2016
Odiase, Wall, Messam and Stampeders playing in memory of Mylan Hicks
TORONTO - Osagie Odiase keeps the light on in Mylan Hicks’ closet. On Hicks’ bed, Odiase has laid out his friend’s Michigan State playbook and neatly folded jersey. “Every morn...
Nov 23, 2016
TSN says TV audience for TFC-Impact MLS East final clash surpasses 1-million mark
TORONTO - More than 1 million viewers tuned in to see Tuesday night’s Major League Soccer playoff game between the Montreal Impact and Toronto FC, according to TSN. The broadcaster said in a rel...
Nov 23, 2016
Grey Cup coaches open to allowing players to have sex before big game
TORONTO - Dave Dickenson and Rick Campbell are giving their players carte blanche to score off the field prior to the Grey Cup game Sunday. The Ottawa Redblacks will face the Calgary Stampeders in the...
Nov 23, 2016
Being traded by Calgary Stampeders still irks veteran quarterback Burris
TORONTO - Time has done little to curb Henry Burris’s pain. The veteran quarterback will lead the underdog Ottawa Redblacks into the Grey Cup game against Calgary on Sunday at BMO Field. It will...
Nov 23, 2016
Beaulieu's injury is Pateryn's gain on Canadiens' ever-changing defence group
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens’ carousel has taken another spin and it’s Greg Pateryn’s turn to get back on. Such is the life of a third-pairing NHL defenceman. Pateryn played the...
Nov 23, 2016
Levi, Stampeders, look to finish dominant season with Grey Cup win
For Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders, it’s all about finish and punching their ticket as one of the best teams in CFL history. Mitchell leads Calgary into its Grey Cup showdown Sunday...
Nov 23, 2016
Scott Simmons to step down as Golf Canada's CEO in February
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Golf Canada CEO Scott Simmons is leaving the post in February. He has been in the job since 2007. Simmons said it was “a very personal decision, and a difficult one.” R...
Nov 23, 2016
Organizers report that Vancouver rugby sevens event is 85 per cent sold out
VANCOUVER - The HSBC Canada Sevens slated for Vancouver in March is 85 per cent sold out, according to organizers. Last year’s debut Canadian stop on the men’s rugby sevens circuit saw 60,...
Nov 23, 2016
