Category Archives: Sports
Giancarlo Stanton beats Frazier in All-Star Home Run Derby
SAN DIEGO - Giancarlo Stanton wore out Petco Park with a record display of power in the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night, peppering every landmark from the left field corner to centre field. St...
Jul 11, 2016
Calgary Dinos receiver Simonise works out for NFL clubs at pro day
Now the waiting begins for Rashaun Simonise. The Calgary Dinos receiver held his pro day Monday in preparation for the NFL supplemental draft on Thursday. With the audition complete, all the six-foot-...
Jul 11, 2016
Former Calgary Stampeders offensive linebacker Allbright dies at 81
CALGARY - Former Calgary Stampeder Ron Allbright has died. He was 81. The team said Monday night that Allbright had died in Calgary on Saturday. Allbright, a Calgary native, played primarily as an off...
Jul 11, 2016
World champions, medallists headline Canada's largest Olympic track team ever
EDMONTON - One by one they walked down the stairs of Edmonton’s City Hall, throwers, jumpers, sprinters, decathletes, world champions, Olympic medallists. Canada will field its largest - and arg...
Jul 11, 2016
Sale says Gwynn's death caused him to quit chewing tobacco
SAN DIEGO - Tony Gwynn will be on everybody’s mind during All-Star Game festivities, perhaps no more poignantly than how his death affected American League starter Chris Sale of the Chicago Whit...
Jul 11, 2016
5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires after 19 seasons
Tim Duncan never wanted the spotlight, only the trophies. He never wanted the endorsements, only the camaraderie. He never wanted the accolades, only the collective achievement. So when one of the mos...
Jul 11, 2016
Agent: Charges against Sabres' O'Reilly dropped
The agent for Ryan O’Reilly confirmed that charges against the Buffalo Sabres forward have been dropped stemming from an impaired driving incident last year. Pat Morris tells The Associated Pres...
Jul 11, 2016
UFC sold for $4 billion, White stays on to run promotion
LOS ANGELES - In less than 16 years, the UFC has grown from a money-losing company in a widely reviled sport into a global entertainment property worth $4 billion. While the UFC and its new owners fig...
Jul 11, 2016
Warriors star Draymond Green faces misdemeanour assault claim
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was arrested on a charge of misdemeanour assault and battery over the weekend near the Michigan State campus, police said Monday. The al...
Jul 11, 2016
Brandon on cusp of first WHL title in 20 years
KAMLOOPS - The Brandon Wheat Kings are a win away from their first Western Hockey League championship since 1996. Brandon beat Seattle 3-2 in overtime for a 3-0 lead in the series. All three games hav...
May 11, 2016
