Category Archives: Sports
Calgary Stampeders keep their coaching staff intact for 2017 season
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders coaching staff will remain the same in 2017. The Stampeders announced Tuesday all 10 coaches will return, led by Dave Dickenson as head coach for a second straight yea...
Jan 10, 2017
Maple Leafs get Curtis McElhinney to lighten No. 1 Andersen's load
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs hope they’ve found an answer to their uncertain backup goaltender position, scooping up 33-year-old Curtis McElhinney off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets...
Jan 10, 2017
Rising stars Matthews, Laine among players named to NHL all-star rosters
Some may be surprised by his swift shot to stardom, but 19-year-old Auston Matthews is most certainly not. The Maple Leafs centre added all-star honours to a rookie NHL season which has already includ...
Jan 10, 2017
Messi statue in Argentina vandalized; torso, head sliced off
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A statue in Buenos Aires of Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been vandalized, with the head, torso and arms all being removed - leaving only the legs and a socce...
Jan 10, 2017
Matthews, Laine, Ovechkin and Malkin among stars named to NHL all-star rosters
NEW YORK - Rookie sensations Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine and superstars Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin are among the players named to the rosters for the 2017 NHL all-star weekend. Laine, the ro...
Jan 10, 2017
Canadian long-snapper Ladouceur quietly gets the job done with Dallas Cowboys
Louis-Philippe Ladouceur is the Dallas Cowboys’ best-kept secret. For 12 years, the Montreal long-snapper has avoided the spotlight playing in one of pro football’s most high-profile marke...
Jan 10, 2017
Pacioretty continues quiet run as one of NHL's most consistent scoring threats
Max Pacioretty will have to wait at least another year to get his time in the all-star spotlight. The Montreal Canadiens captain was left off this year’s all-star roster despite being one of the...
Jan 10, 2017
NHL 100: From helmets to power plays, hockey has come a long way in 100 years
If there had been no change in the NHL over the past 100 years, thinly padded players with one-piece wooden sticks would still be trying to bully through defences without passing the puck forward or w...
Jan 10, 2017
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard reaches semifinals at Sydney International
SYDNEY, Australia - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard continued her strong start to the year with a 6-2, 6-3 quarter-final win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Wednesday at the Sydney International. Bou...
Jan 10, 2017
Major League Soccer announces new five-year Canadian broadcast agreements
TORONTO - Major League Soccer has extended its TV deal with TSN for five years while striking a new five-year French-language agreement with TVA Sports. MLS is coming off a bumper season in Canada tha...
Jan 10, 2017
