Category Archives: Sports
US routs Puerto Rico 8-0 to win WBC behind dominant Stroman
LOS ANGELES - The eagle has landed on top. The United States routed Puerto Rico 8-0 to win its first World Baseball Classic in four tries on Wednesday night behind six hitless innings from Marcus Stro...
Mar 22, 2017
Canada completes perfect round robin at women's curling worlds in Beijing
BEIJING - Canada skip Rachel Homan tuned up for the playoffs in style Thursday by beating Italy and Denmark to remain unbeaten at the world women’s curling championship. Homan and her team of th...
Mar 22, 2017
Nylander, Komarov lead Maple Leafs past Blue Jackets 5-2
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets played with a man advantage over Toronto for nearly seven minutes in the third period Wednesday night, thanks to a quirky mistake by the Maples Leafs. But th...
Mar 22, 2017
Calvillo, Simon headline '17 Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
They spent their CFL careers on different squads but quarterback Anthony Calvillo and receiver Geroy Simon will now forever be teammates. The record-setting performers headline a solid 2017 class name...
Mar 22, 2017
Veteran quarterback Durant says he's good with departure from Saskatchewan
Darian Durant has moved on from a football perspective. Closing the door on 11 years worth of personal memories hasn’t been quite so easy. The veteran quarterback is back in Regina for CFL Week,...
Mar 22, 2017
For Oregon Ducks coach Dana Altman, it's old home week at KC regional
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dana Altman is back in his old stomping grounds for the NCAA Midwest Regional. Until he left for Oregon in 2010, the 58-year-old Nebraska native had spent his entire childhood and a...
Mar 22, 2017
With two red cards in three MLS games, discipline issues continue for Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - With his team starting to show attacking promise in a scoreless stalemate, Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Brek Shea cut the feet out from under Toronto FC defender Nick Hagglund to earn a ...
Mar 22, 2017
Former Eskimos defensive back Larry Highbaugh dies at the age of 67
Larry Highbaugh, the speedy defensive back-kick returner who helped the Edmonton Eskimos win six Grey Cups, has died. He was 67. The Eskimos confirmed Highbaugh’s death Wednesday. A cause was no...
Mar 22, 2017
Canada's Bouchard loses in 3 sets to Barty in 1st round at Key Biscayne
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard a fourth consecutive loss, losing 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to Ashleigh Barty in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday. Barty claimed the last...
Mar 22, 2017
Fraser Aird dedicates his first Canada goal to his Scottish father
EDINBURGH, Scotland - It seemed only fitting that Fraser Aird, who has ties to both countries, was the star man in Canada’s 1-1 tie with Scotland in a soccer friendly Wednesday. Aird, a former S...
Mar 22, 2017
