Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bills QB Tyrod Taylor leaves game vs Ravens with concussion
BALTIMORE - Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor has been removed from Saturday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens with a concussion. The injury occurred Saturday night at the end of th...
Aug 26, 2017
U Sports Roundup: Defending Vanier Cup champion Laval opens season with victory
QUEBEC - Hugo Richard threw three touchdowns and ran in another as the Laval Rouge et Or began their Vanier Cup defence with a 40-5 win over the Sherbrooke Vert et Or on Saturday in U Sports football ...
Aug 26, 2017
Maple Leafs sign restricted free agent Connor Brown to three-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent Connor Brown to a three-year contract extension on Saturday. The deal carries an average annual value of $2.1 million per season. Brown, ...
Aug 26, 2017
Kayla Sanchez, Faith Knelson win silver medals at FINA world junior championships
INDIANAPOLIS - Kayla Sanchez and Faith Knelson each won silver medals on Saturday at the FINA world junior championships. Sanchez came second in the 200-metre individual medley in two minutes 12.64 se...
Aug 26, 2017
Jets sign faceoff specialist Matt Hendricks to one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Matt Hendricks to a one-year contract on Saturday. The deal is worth $700,000. Hendricks, 36, spent the last four seasons with the Oilers and scored four go...
Aug 26, 2017
Washington state halts salmon farm permits after fish escape
SEATTLE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Department of Ecology to put on hold any new permits for net pens after thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped into Puget Sound earlier this month f...
Aug 26, 2017
Mayweather dominates McGregor in late rounds to go 50-0
LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a show in the last fight of his spectacular career. Conor McGregor didn’t do so badly, either. Mayweather figured out a 50th opponent Saturday night, lett...
Aug 26, 2017
Henderson fires course record 63 to get into contention at CP Women's Open
OTTAWA - Brooke Henderson said that it would take a miracle for her to get into contention at the CP Women’s Open after barely making the cut. She got that miracle on Saturday. Henderson fired a...
Aug 26, 2017
Harris reaches 3,000 passing yards in Redblacks 31-24 win over Lions
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks were starting to resemble the team that won the Grey Cup last November on Saturday. Then they almost let the game get away. The Redblacks led the B.C. Lions 31-3 at the s...
Aug 26, 2017
Man in scooter dies following railway crossing accident in Quebec
SAINT-JEAN-PORT-JOLI, Que. - A man riding a mobility scooter has died following a collision with a freight train northwest of Quebec City. Quebec provincial police say the crash occurred Saturday afte...
Aug 26, 2017