Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - The CFL fined the Saskatchewan Roughriders $15,000 on Wednesday for a roster violation during their July 16 game versus the B.C. Lions. The league found the Riders didn’t have enough C...

RIO DE JANEIRO - It was a dramatic start for Canada at the Rio Summer Games on Wednesday. Janine scored the quickest goal in Olympic soccer history as the Canadian women’s soccer team earned a d...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Baseball and softball are returning to the Olympics in 2020, while skateboarding, surfing, karate and sport climbing are joining the games for the first time. The IOC approved the add...

MONTREAL - Quarterback Kevin Glenn says playing three games in 11 days can be looked at either as a burden or an opportunity for the Montreal Alouettes. And if the Alouettes (2-3) can end that gruelli...

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog says it’s time to “stand up and speak up” about the effect of concussions in hockey. His piece for the Players Tribune website, titled &#...

Hall of Fame broadcaster Tom Jackson is calling it quits after a 29-year career. ESPN announced Wednesday that the 65-year-old NFL analyst is retiring from broadcasting. Jackson’s final assignme...

TORONTO - Receiver Chris Williams and quarterback Trevor Harris of the Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly were named the CFL’s top performers for July on Wednesday. Wi...

Tom Poraszka was already toying around with a simulator for the expansion draft when an NHL team official sent word that he consider doing just that. “I was like ‘Oh, I already am,’ ...

Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Baltimore 5 Texas 1 Detroit 11 Chicago White Sox 5 Kansas City 3 Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 10 Cleveland 6 Toronto 2 Houston 1 L.A. Angels 5 Oakland 4 Seattle 5 Bo...

HOUSTON - R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball was working Tuesday night, and the Blue Jays got just enough offence to pull out a win. Dickey threw seven solid innings, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion ...