Category Archives: Sports

SAO PAULO - After losing a shot at gold, the Canadian women’s soccer team is back on familiar ground - in Sao Paulo and looking for Olympic bronze. Friday’s third-place game with No. 8 Bra...

QUEBEC - Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., is the top-ranked player entered in the US$250,000 National Bank Cup next month, Tennis Canada announced Wednesday. Bouchard, listed at 39th in the world,...

NEW YORK - Before this season, J.A. Happ had a career record of 62-61 with a 4.13 ERA. This year, he’s putting up Cy Young Award numbers. Happ won his career-best 11th consecutive decision to be...

TORONTO - Ricky Ray is back with the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos removed Ray from the six-game injured list and the veteran quarterback was throwing to receivers at practice Wednesday. Toronto put Ra...

There’ll be more at stake than top spot in the West Division when Calgary Stampeders and B.C. Lions meet Friday night at B.C Place Stadium. Calgary (5-1-1) has the CFL’s top record, just a...

TORONTO - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has brushed aside the latest swipes from U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal over the league’s stance on concussions. Bettman responded Wednesday to attacks e...

SAN DIEGO - A former member of Shaun White’s rock band is suing the Olympic snowboarding champion, claiming he sexually harassed and refused to pay her. Lena Zawaideh was the drummer in White...

TORONTO - Ads on jerseys, puck and player tracking technology and interactive boards will be among the features at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. The NHL and NHLPA announced the ventures Wednesday,...

ZURICH - FIFA ethics prosecutors want a six-year ban for a former South Africa Football Association president in a long-running case of fixed friendlies played ahead of the 2010 World Cup by the host ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - A senior international Olympic official was taken to a hospital Wednesday after police came to his hotel to arrest him as part of a probe into ticket scalping. Ireland’s Patrick...