Category Archives: Sports

MONTREAL - Captain Patrice Bernier wants to prove the Montreal Impact’s most impressive win in years wasn’t just a fluke. Coming off a 5-1 win against Philadelphia last weekend, Bernier an...

MONTREAL - Any concerns about Angelique Kerber’s left elbow have been put to rest at the US$2.4 million women’s Rogers Cup. The second seed from Germany advanced to the semifinals on Frida...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - All of Russia’s weightlifters were banned from the Rio Olympics on Friday for doping for what the international federation called “extremely shocking” results tha...

TORONTO - Only one word could come to Milos Raonic’s lips - disappointment. The fourth seed at the Rogers Cup shook his head and used the word repeatedly when answering questions after a 6-4, 6-...

MOSCOW - Russia is confident that most of its Olympic team will be able to compete in Rio de Janeiro, but its efforts to reinstate banned athletes are a mixed bag. Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Frid...

VANCOUVER - They enjoyed the appetizer, and now the Vancouver Whitecaps are ready for the main course. The Whitecaps earned their first point ever in Texas with a 0-0 draw against the Houston Dynamo l...

BEIJING - China has issued a safety warning to Chinese visiting Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics following a spate of thefts and armed robberies committed against its athletes, officials, members of th...

Thursday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 30 Edmonton 23 — MLB American Minnesota 6 Baltimore 2 Texas 3 Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 2 Boston 1 — National Colorado 2 N.Y. Mets 1 Milwaukee 6 Arizona...

EDMONTON - The back-up plan worked out well for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night. A switch to Matt Nichols as the starting quarterback paid off as the Blue Bombers snapped a two-game losing...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders still remember the disappointing start they had to the CFL season. Calgary jumped out to a 17-6 lead on the road against the B.C. Lions in its season opener on June 25...