Category Archives: Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO - Volleyball player Gavin Schmitt says his bed in the Olympic athletes’ village fits his six-foot-10 body just fine. “It’s long enough,” the Saskatoon native sai...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers named Keith Gretzky as their assistant general manager Tuesday. Gretzky replaces Bill Scott, who’s now the club’s Director of Salary Cap Management and assis...

WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris isn’t buying the suggestion Matt Nichols was first-time lucky in his 2016 debut at the controls of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Nichols had 304 yards passing and a touchdo...

TORONTO - Danny Nykoluk, a former standout offensive lineman with the Toronto Argonauts, has died at the age of 82. The Argos announced Tuesday that Nykoluk, a Toronto native, died Friday. The cause o...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A 21-year-old Buffalo woman has sued Sabres forward Evander Kane, saying he seriously injured her in the hotel room where he lives. Documents filed July 1 in Erie County State Supreme ...

Matt Nichols and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers face a huge challenge. Nichols threw for 304 yards and a TD in his 2016 debut last week, leading the Bombers to a 30-23 victory over the defending Grey Cup-c...

VANCOUVER - Alex Bazzie said there was only one way to think in order to help him get through the most unique role of his time with the B.C. Lions, one the third-year defensive hopes never to repeat. ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Fourth-ranked Stan Wawrinka is withdrawing from the Olympics because of injury, leaving the Rio Games without half of the ATP’s top-10. With his announcement Tuesday, two-time m...

TORONTO - Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and kicker Lirim Hajrullahu and defensive back A.J. Jefferson, both of the Toronto Argonauts, were named the CFL’s players of the week T...

After 18 trades on deadline day, baseball probably deserves a chance to take a deep breath. That calm period may not last for long. Teams had until 4 p.m. EDT on Monday to make trades without waivers,...