Category Archives: Sports
Oyongo injury, Larin arrest give both sides a challenge as Impact visit Orlando
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact and Orlando City will both be looking to overcome setbacks when they meet on Saturday. The Impact were dealt a blow last weekend when left back Ambroise Oyongo suffered ...
Jun 16, 2017
1,200 racers gear up for bike race that begins in Yukon and ends in Alaska
WHITEHORSE - About 1,200 athletes are checking their bicycles and their passports in preparation for a bike race that begins this weekend in Yukon, passes through British Columbia and ends in Alaska. ...
Jun 16, 2017
Canadian soccer star Cyle Larin apologizes after drunk-driving arrest
Canadian soccer star Cyle Larin has posted an apology on Twitter a day after being arrested on a drunk-driving charge in Orlando. “I want to apologize to my family, fans, teammates, Orlando City...
Jun 16, 2017
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley calls schedule logjam a 'total joke'
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley has lambasted Major League Soccer and the Canadian Soccer Association for an overloaded schedule that sees TFC play six games in 19 days. The logjam is due in part t...
Jun 16, 2017
NHL GMs anxiously prepare for 'unknown' of expansion draft
The last time the NHL had an expansion draft, Steve Yzerman was coming off a Selke trophy-winning season as captain of the Detroit Red Wings. Seventeen years have passed, and it appears general manage...
Jun 16, 2017
Canada sets roster for upcoming FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo
TORONTO - Oak Hill Academy product Lindell Wigginton headlines the Canadian roster for next month’s FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo. Wigginton, a 19-year-old point guard from Dartmouth, N...
Jun 16, 2017
High-altitude runner Kilian Jornet conquers Everest, twice
BARCELONA, Spain - Their bodies and brains ravaged by the oxygen-scarce heights of the Himalayas, even the hardiest few who scale the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest cut short celebrations for som...
Jun 16, 2017
Russia unveils psychic cat ahead of Confederations Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia’s famed Hermitage Museum has chosen one of its resident cats to predict the results of an upcoming international football tournament. From Saturday to July Russia...
Jun 16, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack forward Jack Bussey back in action after cancer surgery
Toronto Wolfpack loose forward Jack Bussey went to the doctor to treat what he thought was a simple viral infection. He had a bit of a temperature and felt nauseous and under the weather. He thought h...
Jun 16, 2017
Cubs' Joe Maddon opens playground in Pennsylvania hometown
HAZLETON, Pa. - Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has returned to his Pennsylvania hometown to help open and dedicate a new $250,000 playground. The playground is part of the Hazleton One Community Cent...
Jun 16, 2017
