Category Archives: Sports
Sam Allardyce on verge of being hired to coach England
LONDON - England is on the verge of hiring Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce to take charge of the national team as Roy Hodgson’s successor. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Asso...
Jul 20, 2016
Growing the game: David Hearn, Mike Weir, among Canadians playing at Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - David Hearn said yes with a smile every time. Hearn signed every hat, tee flag and ticket handed to him. He took off his sunglasses and put them behind his cap for every photo and ask...
Jul 20, 2016
Toronto FC signs Canadian international forward Tosaint Ricketts
Toronto FC added some depth at forward on Wednesday by signing Canadian international Tosaint Ricketts. The move was expected given the 28-year-old from Edmonton has been training with the MLS team si...
Jul 20, 2016
Ex-NFL player sues insurer for denying concussion claim
A former Carolina Panthers player who received what the NFL deemed a career-ending concussion has sued Lloyd’s of London for denying a $1 million insurance policy. The lawsuit filed this week in...
Jul 20, 2016
Veteran midfielder Kaylyn Kyle watches Canadian soccer team from afar
Kaylyn Kyle watches the Canadian women’s soccer team from afar these days. One of four alternates to the Olympic team, the 27-year-old midfielder from Saskatoon is not likely to add to her 101 c...
Jul 20, 2016
Quintana cracks on Alpine stage, Froome extends Tour lead
FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland - Nairo Quintana was expected to celebrate Colombia’s national holiday with a major offensive in the Alps that would see him close in on Tour de France leader Chris ...
Jul 20, 2016
Riders face difficult challenge trying to derail high-flying Redblacks
Now it’s Chris Jones’s turn to try and ground Trevor Harris and the Ottawa Redblacks’ high-powered offence. The Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach will have his hands full with Harr...
Jul 20, 2016
Pavan shift from indoor to beach volleyball comes full circle at Rio Olympics
TORONTO - When volleyball player Sarah Pavan makes her Olympic debut next month in Rio, her transition from the court to the beach will have come full circle. The 29-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., spe...
Jul 20, 2016
Russia says final decision on Olympic ban expected Sunday
MOSCOW - Russia’s top Olympic official expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire Russian team will be banned from next month’s games in Rio de Janeiro over allegations of st...
Jul 20, 2016
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American N.Y. Yankees 7 Baltimore 1 Minnesota 6 Detroit 2 Cleveland 7 Kansas City 3 Oakland 4 Houston 3 L.A. Angels 8 Texas 6 Chicago White Sox 6 Seattle 1 — National L...
Jul 19, 2016
