Category Archives: Sports
Whyte kicks game-winning field goal as Eskimos hold on to nip Ticats
HAMILTON - John White wants to return to the Grey Cup the right way. White ran for 160 yards and two TDs to lead the Edmonton to an exciting 24-21 East Division semifinal win over Hamilton on Sunday. ...
Nov 13, 2016
Laval Rouge et Or win women's soccer title with 2-1 win over UBC Thunderbirds
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Laval Rouge et Or are the Canadian university women’s soccer champions for the third straight year. Laval captured the Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy with a 2-1 win over the t...
Nov 13, 2016
Ontario Red beats Quebec 4-1 to win under-18 women's hockey championship
REGINA - Avery Mitchell and Camryn Tait had power-play goals 23 seconds apart at the end of the second period as Ontario Red beat Quebec 4-1 on Sunday to win Canada’s under-18 women’s hock...
Nov 13, 2016
Alberta beats UQAM in men's soccer final to claim fifth national championship
GUELPH, Ont. - The Alberta Golden Bears are champions for a fifth time in school history. The Golden Bears defeated the UQAM Citadins 1-0 on Sunday in Canadian men’s soccer action to capture the...
Nov 13, 2016
Canadian rugby captain Aaron Carpenter breaks arm in loss to Irish
DUBLIN - Captain Aaron Carpenter broke his arm in Canada’s 52-21 loss to Ireland on Saturday. “Disappointed I couldn’t finish the match (Saturday) night,” the 33-year-old from ...
Nov 13, 2016
Sweden's Edin wins back-to-back Grand Slam titles with Tour Challenge victory
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Sweden’s Niklas Edin beat Scotland's Kyle Smith 7-3 to win the Tour Challenge on Sunday and take back-to-back Grand Slam of Curling titles on the season. Edin earned his first ...
Nov 13, 2016
Canadian speedskater Blondin wins gold in women's mass start at World Cup
HARBIN, China - Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin won gold in the women’s mass start event on Sunday at ISU long track World Cup. Blondin, of Ottawa, finished first by 15 hundredths of a secon...
Nov 13, 2016
British man aims to swim Atlantic: From Senegal to Brazil
DAKAR, Senegal - Former British police officer Ben Hooper hopes to make history by swimming every mile of the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to South America. After more than three years of preparation, h...
Nov 13, 2016
Djokovic wins opening match at ATP finals, beats Thiem in 3
LONDON - Novak Djokovic survived an early setback, and then made it look all too easy. The second-ranked Serb, who has a chance to reclaim the No. 1 ranking at the O2 Arena next weekend, rallied to be...
Nov 13, 2016
Usain Bolt to train with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund
DORTMUND, Germany - Borussia Dortmund’s chief has confirmed that nine-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will practice with the Bundesliga team. Hans-Joachim Watzke tells Kicker magazine on...
Nov 13, 2016
