Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Max Parrot pushes snowboarding envelope in different direction
Quads and triples are sexy in snowboarding, but Maxence Parrot has landed an unprecedented double that could come in handy when Big Air makes its Winter Olympic debut in 2018. Fatigue was setting in f...
Nov 07, 2016
Blue Jays extend qualifying offers to sluggers Bautista and Encarnacion
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays confirmed Monday that they have extended qualifying offers to sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. Extending a qualifying offer - worth US$17.2 million - ensur...
Nov 07, 2016
UFC strawweight champion Jedrzejczyk says Kowalkiewicz not at her level
TORONTO - Only a few dozen spectators took in the first bout between UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz in their native Poland back in 2012. The stage will be much b...
Nov 07, 2016
Riders head coach/GM Jones downplays Durant's comments about contract talks
REGINA - Chris Jones wasn’t taking the bait. Following Saskatchewan’s season-ending 41-18 loss to the B.C. Lions on Sunday, veteran quarterback Darian Durant told reporters his contract ta...
Nov 07, 2016
Senators coach Boucher wants his players to shoot the puck more often
OTTAWA - Guy Boucher has a simple message for his players: shoot the puck. The Ottawa Senators coach has no complaints about his team’s overall performance, but knows the potential is there for ...
Nov 07, 2016
Harrelson, Hughes among 8 finalists for Frick award
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Longtime Chicago baseball announcers Ken Harrelson and Pat Hughes are among the eight finalists for the Ford C. Frick Award that rewards broadcasting excellence. The list was prese...
Nov 07, 2016
Veteran Argos defensive lineman Foley bracing for uncertain off-season
TORONTO - Experience has taught Ricky Foley the only constant in pro football is change. So despite being under contract for two more seasons, the Toronto Argonauts’ veteran defensive lineman is...
Nov 07, 2016
Kadri won't apologize for Sedin hit, relieved to avoid suspension
TORONTO - Nazem Kadri wasn’t apologizing Monday for a blindside hit that popped the helmet off Canucks winger Daniel Sedin over the weekend. The 26-year-old escaped suspension for the incident, ...
Nov 07, 2016
Defenceman Jacob Trouba signs two-year, $6-million deal with Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff expects Jacob Trouba to be welcomed back by his Winnipeg Jets teammates and their fans. The holdout defenceman re-signed with the NHL club on Monday, inki...
Nov 07, 2016
Bolts' Kucherov, Hawks' Crawford, Rangers' Hayes named NHL 3 stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford and New York Rangers centre Kevin Hayes have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Kucherov took first-...
Nov 07, 2016
