Category Archives: Sports
Froome tames his rivals in mountain stage at Tour de France
CULOZ, France - When his rivals tried to unsettle the Tour de France leader in the punishing Lacets du Grand Colombier, Chris Froome just kept calm and carried on. On a tough day through the Jura moun...
Jul 17, 2016
Restricted free agent Mike Hoffman hopeful to remain with Senators
TORONTO - Restricted free agent forward Mike Hoffman says his No. 1 goal is to remain an Ottawa Senator. The 26-year-old, who was visiting Canadian IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe ahead of SundayR...
Jul 17, 2016
Wendell Anderson, Minnesota's former governor, dies at 83
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former Minnesota Gov. Wendell Anderson, a Democrat who was seen as embodying his state when he posed for an iconic Time magazine cover only to lose public confidence by arranging his...
Jul 17, 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 17, 2016
Coaches at Penn State with Sandusky find selves on defence
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Newly disclosed allegations from men who have accused Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse raise fresh questions about what his fellow Penn State assistant coaches might have seen or known...
Jul 17, 2016
Earthquakes beat Toronto FC 2-1, snap 7-game winless streak
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Simon Dawkins scored in the 70th minute and the San Jose Earthquakes - playing down two men most of the second half - beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday night to end a seven-game winle...
Jul 16, 2016
Whitecaps settle for 2-2 draw with Orlando City, sit fifth in Western Conference
VANCOUVER - It wasn’t pretty but Carl Robinson is taking away the positives from his Whitecaps’ 2-2 home draw with Orlando. The Vancouver head coach was pleased at how his club rallied fro...
Jul 16, 2016
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL B.C. 40 Saskatchewan 27 — MLB American League Oakland 5 Toronto 4 Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 1 Houston 0 Baltimore 2 Tampa Bay 1 Kansas City 8 Detroit 4 Minnesota...
Jul 16, 2016
Canada gives up lead, falls to U.S. at under-19 lacrosse world championships
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Canada had to settle for silver at the under-19 world lacrosse championships after falling to the United States 13-12 in the championship game on Saturday. The Canadian side looked t...
Jul 16, 2016
Jennings tosses three TDs, Lions beat winless Roughriders 40-27
REGINA - Jonathon Jennings wasn’t interested in being a spectator for the second straight game. Relatively ineffective and eventually pulled in the second half last week in a home loss to the To...
Jul 16, 2016
