Category Archives: Sports
Reid Carruthers, Brad Gushue enter quarter-finals undefeated at the National
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. - Winnipeg’s Reid Carruthers and Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., are entering the quarter-finals at the National with perfect records. Both Carruthers and Gushue won...
Dec 09, 2016
Duhamel and Radford win Grand Prix bronze, Virtue and Moir set world record
MARSEILLE, France - Canadian world champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won the bronze medal Friday in pairs at the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating competition while teammates Tessa Virtue an...
Dec 09, 2016
Prosecutors push for cellphone evidence at Hernandez trial
BOSTON - Prosecutors are again asking a judge to allow them to use the contents of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s cellphone as evidence in his upcoming double murder trial. L...
Dec 09, 2016
Coyotes acquire centre Peter Holland from Maple Leafs
GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Arizona Coyotes acquired centre Peter Holland from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday for a 2018 conditional draft choice. The 25-year-old Holland had an assist in eight games wit...
Dec 09, 2016
Garber praised TFC and Seattle in state of league address for setting standard
TORONTO - It might have taken Toronto FC nine seasons to win a playoff game in Major League Soccer. But off the field, MLS commissioner Don Garber says, the franchise set the league standard with its ...
Dec 09, 2016
Impact hope dropping reserve team, deal with Ottawa, will add homegrown talent
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact squad that reached the MLS Eastern Conference final should look much the same next season - a veteran unit with only two North American players in the starting 11. And t...
Dec 09, 2016
B.C. Lions release star LB Adam Bighill so he can pursue NFL opportunities
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions announced Friday they have released star linebacker Adam Bighill so that he can pursue NFL opportunities. The CFL team says the move is part of a contractual agreement wi...
Dec 09, 2016
Sounders reserve forward Oalex Anderson injured in training on eve of MLS Cup
TORONTO - Seattle reserve forward Oalex Anderson was carried off Friday after suffering an injury in practice. Two Sounders staff members carried the 21-year-old Saint Vincent and the Grenadines inter...
Dec 09, 2016
MLS Cup players layer up for chilly night, but say BMO Field pitch looks good
Toronto FC ‘keeper Clint Irwin donned two layers under his jersey, shorts, two sets of leggings, two pairs of socks, a tuque and surgical gloves under his goalie gloves for practice Friday. It s...
Dec 09, 2016
Pettis misses weight, will still fight at UFC 206 but can't win interim title
TORONTO - Anthony (Showtime) Pettis missed weight Friday ahead of UFC 206, a move that will cost him money and opportunity. While the main event fight with Max (Blessed) Holloway will go on Saturday n...
Dec 09, 2016
