Category Archives: Sports
Lucky No. 7? For Canada's NHL teams, more seventh hell than seventh heaven
If the Winnipeg Jets are going to be the first Canadian NHL team in a quarter of a century to win a Stanley Cup, they’ll have to buck a recent trend of this country’s clubs losing the seve...
May 08, 2018
Tony Dungy next inductee into Buccaneers Ring of Honour
TAMPA, Fla. - Super Bowl-winning Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy is the next inductee into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Ring of Honor. The Bucs made the announcement Tuesday, saying Dungy will be hon...
May 08, 2018
Former Montreal Alouettes head coach Joe Scannella dies at age 89
MONTREAL - Joe Scannella, who coached the Montreal Alouettes to two Grey Cup games in the 1970s, has died, the CFL club announced Tuesday. The team was informed by a family member that Scannella, who ...
May 08, 2018
TFC striker Jozy Altidore out 4-6 weeks after undergoing foot surgery
Toronto FC’s bid to climb out of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference basement will continue without the help of star forward Jozy Altidore. The Reds, who face the Seattle Sounders in ...
May 08, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos keeping coach Jason Maas, GM Brock Sunderland until 2020
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos are keeping head coach Jason Maas and general manager Brock Sunderland until at least 2020. The Eskimos announced after their annual general meeting Tuesday they’...
May 08, 2018
Toronto Argonauts veteran kicker Swayze Waters enjoying fatherhood
Swayze Waters’ off-season workouts are not so lonely anymore. Now when he’s on the field kicking or working out, Waters is often joined by Taitum, his 18-month-old son. The exuberance of y...
May 08, 2018

Jeremiah Masoli not feeling the pressure as Hamilton Tiger-Cats starter
The workouts remain essentially the same, but Jeremiah Masoli’s mindset this off-season has been much different. For the first time in his pro career, Masoli prepared for a season knowing he was...
May 08, 2018

Raptors clean out lockers after yet another playoff disappointment
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry called it a wasted season. DeMar DeRozan said it was the low point of his NBA career. The Toronto Raptors headed into a off-season of uncertainty Tuesday after suffering another e...
May 08, 2018
Raonic sets up all-Canadian match at Madrid Open with win over Dimitrov
MADRID - Milos Raonic defeated third-seed Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday at the Madrid Open to set up an all-Canadian third-round match with teenager Denis Shapovalov. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., fired ...
May 08, 2018
FIFA fines Russia after fans racially abused France players
ZURICH - FIFA says the Russian soccer federation has been fined 30,000 Swiss francs ($29,900) because fans racially abused France players during a game in St. Petersburg. Monkey chants were aimed at b...
May 08, 2018