Category Archives: Sports
Derek Drouin rounding into Olympic form, with season's best high jump in Germany
DARMSTADT, Germany - Reigning world champion Derek Drouin had a season’s best performance in winning the high jump at Eberstadt on Sunday. The 26-year-old from Corunna, Ont., cleared 2.38 metres...
Jul 18, 2016
Villa, Lampard score as NYC keeps MLS East lead with a 3-1 win over Impact
MONTREAL - The big guns came through in another road victory for New York City FC. David Villa and Frank Lampard each had goals as first-place New York City downed the Montreal Impact 3-1 on Sunday. M...
Jul 18, 2016
Mickelson shines in wind and rain, keeps British Open lead
TROON, Scotland - Phil Mickelson wore a black rain suit that he didn’t need until he approached the far end of Royal Troon and already had stretched his lead. Henrik Stenson opened the curtains ...
Jul 18, 2016
Coaches at Penn State with Sandusky find selves on defence
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Newly disclosed allegations from men who have accused Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse raise fresh questions about what his fellow Penn State assistant coaches might have seen or known...
Jul 18, 2016
Anti-doping officials call for Russian ban in Rio due to scathing doping report
A scathing report detailing a complex system of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russia - a scheme that included government officials tampering with hundreds of positive samples - has led the Wor...
Jul 18, 2016
Senators acquiring Brassard from Rangers makes immediate impact
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are so convinced Derick Brassard will make an immediate impact in their lineup that they gave up a piece of their future to get him. The Senators traded Mika Zibanejad and...
Jul 18, 2016
Former Cardinals exec sentenced to prison for hacking Astros
HOUSTON - A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros’ player personnel database and em...
Jul 18, 2016
Real Madrid, minus Ronaldo, sets up at Impact's training facility
The Real Madrid circus has landed in Montreal. One of the world’s most prestigious soccer teams held its first workout at the Montreal Impact’s training facility on Monday, with fans packe...
Jul 18, 2016
Canadian athletes react to report showing widespread doping in Russian sport
TORONTO - Members of the Canadian sport community are calling a new report that shows evidence of state-sponsored doping in Russian sport “hugely disappointing” and “devastating̶...
Jul 18, 2016
Anti-doping officials call for Russian ban in Rio due to scathing doping report
A scathing report detailing a complex system of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russia - a scheme that included government officials tampering with hundreds of positive samples - has led the Wor...
Jul 18, 2016
