Category Archives: Sports
Real Madrid, minus Ronaldo, sets up at Impact's training facility
The Real Madrid circus has landed in Montreal. One of the world’s most prestigious soccer teams held its first workout at the Montreal Impact’s training facility on Monday, with fans packe...
Jul 18, 2016
Stenson wins duel with Mickelson to claim British Open
TROON, Scotland - Henrik Stenson is the champion golfer of the year, thanks to a final round for the ages. He kept hitting the best shots of his life, one after another, and he needed each one to stay...
Jul 18, 2016
Former Cardinals exec sentenced to prison for hacking Astros
HOUSTON - A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros’ player personnel database and em...
Jul 18, 2016
Tristan Jackson taking advantage of opportunity with Ottawa Redblacks
Last month, Tristan Jackson seriously wondered if he was done with football. Released in December by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Jackson spent six months patiently waiting for another CFL club to ca...
Jul 18, 2016
TFC's Giovinco, Impact's Drogba headline 26-man MLS all-star roster
NEW YORK - Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, Montreal Impact stars Laurent Ciman, Ignacio Piatti and Didier Drogba, and Vancouver Whitecaps defender Kendall Waston were among those named on Sunda...
Jul 18, 2016
Healy homers, his 1st major league hit, as A's beat Jays
OAKLAND, Calif. - Just two days into his major league career, Ryon Healy isn’t wasting any time carving out a name for himself. The Oakland Athletics third baseman hit a three-run homer for his ...
Jul 18, 2016
Berdych, Pliskova withdraw from Rio over Zika concerns
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Another top-10 tennis player, Tomas Berdych, withdrew from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics over concerns about the Zika virus on Saturday. Hours later, another Czech, 16th-ranked ...
Jul 18, 2016
Binstock, Schachter earn Canada's final Olympic berth in beach volleyball
NORTH BAY, Ont. - Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter earned Canada’s final Olympic berth in beach volleyball with a three-set victory over fellow Canadians Sam Pedlow and Grant O’Gorman on Sa...
Jul 18, 2016
Derek Drouin rounding into Olympic form, with season's best high jump in Germany
DARMSTADT, Germany - Reigning world champion Derek Drouin had a season’s best performance in winning the high jump at Eberstadt on Sunday. The 26-year-old from Corunna, Ont., cleared 2.38 metres...
Jul 18, 2016
Villa, Lampard score as NYC keeps MLS East lead with a 3-1 win over Impact
MONTREAL - The big guns came through in another road victory for New York City FC. David Villa and Frank Lampard each had goals as first-place New York City downed the Montreal Impact 3-1 on Sunday. M...
Jul 18, 2016
