Category Archives: Sports
Claimed off waivers from Calgary last season, Byron is thriving in Montreal
MONTREAL - Paul Byron is too busy scoring goals for the Montreal Canadiens to wonder what may have been had the Calgary Flames never put him on waivers. The speedy five-foot-eight, 160-pound winger, w...
Nov 17, 2016
Winger DTH van der Merwe to captain Canada against Romania in rugby test
Winger DTH van der Merwe will captain Canada for the first time in Saturday’s rugby test match against Romania in Bucharest. He takes over from No. 8 Aaron Carpenter, who broke his arm in Canada...
Nov 17, 2016
Irish phenom Conor McGregor moves to No. 2 in UFC pound-for-pound rankings
TORONTO - Irish MMA phenom Conor McGregor, who added the UFC lightweight title to his featherweight championship on the weekend, has moved up to No. 2 in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. McGr...
Nov 17, 2016
Wearable tech designed for Canada's elite swimmers spawns 'swimlytics'
CALGARY - Wearable technology designed to help Penny Oleksiak swim even faster was unveiled Thursday at an Own The Podium sport science and technology summit in Calgary. It looks similar to a Garmin o...
Nov 17, 2016
Toronto Wolfpack make strides in leadup to inaugural rugby league season
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have found a training base in England, wrapped up tryouts in three countries and signed players from Ireland to Samoa. The fledgling Canadian rugby league franchise is s...
Nov 17, 2016
Canadian women's rugby team scores seven tries in 48-7 rout of Ireland
DUBLIN - Canada’s senior women’s rugby team kicked off its November tour on Saturday with a 48-7 rout of sixth-ranked Ireland. Julianne Zussman ran in two tries for Canada and Andrea Burk ...
Nov 17, 2016
Calm, confident Jonathon Jennings leading B.C. Lions into West Division final
SURREY, B.C. - Solomon Elimimian has heard plenty of motivational halftime banter. The script between teammates tends to be pretty similar in most cases - players imploring each other to continue figh...
Nov 17, 2016
Deer crashes college cross-country race, topples runner
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - A deer sprinting across a Pennsylvania field knocked over a cross-country runner at an NCAA regional race, but the runner got up and finished the race at DeSales University. Satur...
Nov 17, 2016
Scully, Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar to receive Medal of Freedom
LOS ANGELES - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday at the White House. Scully retired last month after spending his entire 67-year career in th...
Nov 17, 2016
FIFA opens disciplinary cases against England, Scotland
ZURICH - FIFA says it opened disciplinary cases against England and Scotland after players from both teams wore armbands with poppy emblems at a World Cup qualifying match. FIFA did not specify detail...
Nov 17, 2016
