Category Archives: Sports
Senators acquiring Brassard from Rangers makes immediate impact
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are so convinced Derick Brassard will make an immediate impact in their lineup that they gave up a piece of their future to get him. The Senators traded Mika Zibanejad and...
Jul 18, 2016
Donaldson's hit in 9th helps Blue Jays avoid sweep by A's
OAKLAND, Calif. - Two days after striking out on an unexpected two-seam fastball from John Axford, Toronto slugger Josh Donaldson had a much better view of things when he faced the Oakland Athletics&#...
Jul 18, 2016
Whitecaps settle for 2-2 draw with Orlando City, sit fifth in Western Conference
VANCOUVER - It wasn’t pretty but Carl Robinson is taking away the positives from his Whitecaps’ 2-2 home draw with Orlando. The Vancouver head coach was pleased at how his club rallied fro...
Jul 18, 2016
Froome tames his rivals in mountain stage at Tour de France
CULOZ, France - When his rivals tried to unsettle the Tour de France leader in the punishing Lacets du Grand Colombier, Chris Froome just kept calm and carried on. On a tough day through the Jura moun...
Jul 18, 2016
Russian inquiry finds cheating went beyond Sochi Olympics
An investigator looking into Russian doping found the country’s state-directed cheating program resulted in at least 312 falsified results and lasted from 2011 through at least last year’s...
Jul 18, 2016
Record 800-metre run for Melissa Bishop with Rio Olympics around the corner
EDMONTON - Melissa Bishop is rounding into Olympic form at just the right time. The 27-year-old from Eganville, Ont., broke her own Canadian record in winning the 800 metres at the TrackTown Classic o...
Jul 18, 2016
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 5 Oakland 3 Tampa Bay 5 Baltimore 2 Detroit 4 Kansas City 2 Cleveland 6 Minnesota 1 L.A. Angels 8 Chicago White Sox 1 Houston 8 Seattle 1 N.Y. Yankees ...
Jul 18, 2016
World No. 1 Jason Day, No. 2 Dustin Johnson headline field for Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Defending champion and World No. 1 Jason Day headlines the final field of competitors for the RBC Canadian Open. Golf Canada announced the final field on Friday for the July 18-24 tou...
Jul 18, 2016
'People are scared of him': Sagan wins any way he chooses
BERN, Switzerland - Peter Sagan can win practically any way he chooses: Breakaways, sprints, fearless downhill attacks, and now a bike throw at the line. The world champion from Slovakia showed off hi...
Jul 18, 2016
Brock Lesnar: "We will get to the bottom" of doping test
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been notified of a potential violation of the promotion’s anti-doping policy from an out-of-competition drug test administered June 28. Lesnar is...
Jul 18, 2016
