Category Archives: Sports
Ottawa Redblacks have a new outlook as they get a second chance to be No. 1
TORONTO - For the Ottawa Redblacks, Sunday’s Grey Cup is a second chance to be No. 1. The Redblacks gave up a late touchdown to lose last year’s championship game 26-20 to the Edmonton Esk...
Nov 25, 2016
Dinos coach still undecided on who to start at QB for Vanier Cup against Laval
HAMILTON - Fifth-year quarterback Jimmy Underdahl will have his university football career come to an end Saturday at the Vanier Cup. He still doesn’t know if he’ll be a starter or a backu...
Nov 25, 2016
Sexual abuse in English soccer exposed as victims speak out
LONDON - Former English soccer players who were subjected to years of sexual abuse by youth team coaches entrusted with their care are breaking cover to expose the game’s dark secrets. Harrowing...
Nov 25, 2016
Oilers GM seeing real signs of progress; Edmonton on track to end decade-long playoff drought
On a conference call with scouts Thursday morning, Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli broke down the team’s progress from last season and found improvement in just about every area....
Nov 25, 2016
Hamilton faster than Rosberg in 1st 2 Abu Dhabi practices
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Lewis Hamilton warmed up for his bid to wrestle the Formula One title from Mercedes rival Nico Rosberg with the fastest time in the first two practice sessions Friday...
Nov 25, 2016
Sensors to measure 'fan quakes' at Michigan-Ohio State game
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Stadium is sure to be rocking on Saturday when Ohio State and Michigan take the football field, and geologists will find out just how much through the use of seismographs. Ohio S...
Nov 25, 2016
Long Song: Aretha's anthem gobbles Thanksgiving conversation
DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s lengthy version of the national anthem ahead of the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings matchup may have been as much a topic at Thanksgiving dinner as the game itself. F...
Nov 25, 2016
CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge optimisitic on Toronto market despite struggles
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge remains optimistic about the CFL’s future in Toronto despite a disappointing season from the home-town Argonauts and lagging ticket sales for Sunday...
Nov 25, 2016
Hanyu dominates men's short program at NHK Trophy
SAPPORO, Japan - Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu recorded a season-best score to dominate the men’s short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday while Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford w...
Nov 25, 2016
Putin promises troubled World Cup stadium will be ready
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised FIFA that a much-delayed stadium in St. Petersburg will be ready in time to host Confederations Cup and World Cup matches. The 69,000-seat stadiu...
Nov 25, 2016
