Category Archives: Sports
Alouettes hope to jump-start offence against visiting Roughriders
MONTREAL - On a night where Montreal will retire Ben Cahoon’s No. 86, the Alouettes will try to channel the former receiver’s offensive prowess and climb out of the CFL’s basement. M...
Jul 28, 2016
Knockout expected as Stevenson defends light heavyweight title
QUEBEC - Adonis Stevenson and Thomas Williams Jr. agree on one thing: their championship fight won’t go the 12-round distance. Where they disagree is on who will be the one who ends up on the ca...
Jul 28, 2016
Argos defensive back Raymond always enjoys meeting up with veteran Henry Burris
TORONTO - Keon Raymond is looking forward to another meeting with Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris. It’s been five years since the two were teammates with the Calgary Stampeders and the...
Jul 28, 2016
Canada's Milos Raonic beats American qualifier Jared Donaldson at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Milos Raonic has warmed up to the same song at every match of the Rogers Cup - “My House” by Flo Rida. The song is already omnipresent at sporting events, but it especially refle...
Jul 28, 2016
OLYMPIC PREVIEW:Kayaker Mark de Jonge leaves nothing to chance in quest for gold
Mark de Jonge’s mind never really stops racing. A civil engineer by trade, the Canadian kayaker won bronze at the 2012 Olympics in the 200-metre singles event - known as the K-1 - and is the two...
Jul 28, 2016
Canada's Bouchard exits Rogers Cup as qualifier Kucova posts comeback win
MONTREAL - The pressure got to Eugenie Bouchard and it put Canada’s top women’s tennis player out of the US$2.4 million Rogers Cup. After impressive wins over higher-ranked Lucie Safarova ...
Jul 28, 2016
Olympic organizers suspect 'isolated' sabotage at village
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sabotage by unhappy workers may have caused water and gas leaks, blocked toilets and electrical faults that slowed teams from moving into the athletes’ village, Rio Olympic orga...
Jul 28, 2016
Russia's depleted Olympic team heads for Rio de Janeiro
MOSCOW - A depleted Russian team departed for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, missing dozens of athletes who were excluded amid the country’s doping scandal. Team members left on a c...
Jul 28, 2016
Warren Sapp bitten by shark during Florida Keys lobster trip
MARATHON, Fla. - Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is OK after being bitten on the arm by a shark while catching lobster off the Florida Keys. A photo posted by a fishing charter boat’s acc...
Jul 28, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Detroit 4 Boston 3 Oakland 6 Texas 4 Houston 4 N.Y. Yankees 1 Kansas City 7 L.A. Angels 5 — National League Miami 11 Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 2 San F...
Jul 27, 2016
