Category Archives: Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada’s Olympic team marched into Maracana Stadium to loud cheers at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. Rosie MacLennan, Canada’s only gold medallist from the 2012...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Olli Juolevi to a three-year entry level contract. The Canucks selected Juolevi fifth overall in the 2016 draft, making him one of three Finns ...

Eric Rogers’ season has ended before it even began. Rogers, the CFL’s leading receiver last year with Calgary, suffered a season-ending knee injury at the San Francisco 49ers’ traini...

Toronto FC will finish its season with a relatively similar group to the one they started with after management elected not to make moves prior the closing of the MLS transfer window on Thursday. They...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks don’t want to slide in to their bye week. Ottawa is coming off a disappointing performance last week following a loss to Toronto, and is still looking for its first...

RIO DE JANEIRO - There’s nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe - and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of samba, culture, diversity and hi...

MONTREAL - Striker Matteo Mancosu is off to a promising start with the Montreal Impact. The Italian who arrived July 7 on loan from Bologna FC has come off the bench late in three straight games and h...

WINNIPEG - Dale Hawerchuk took a trip down memory lane on Friday. The former Winnipeg Jets captain stood on a stage at the corner of Portage and Main at noon, the site where he signed his contract wit...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Addressing reporters for the first time since opting not to pursue further appeals of his four-game suspension in the “Deflategate” saga, New England Patriots quarterba...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Long after his retirement, Wayne Gretzky is still setting records. A 1979 hockey card of the legendary player sold for a record US$465,000 on Thursday night at the National Sport...