Category Archives: Sports
Kicker Bede, defensive back Campbell and linemen Vonk and Fulton rejoin Als
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes re-signed kicker Boris Bede, defensive back Tevaughn Campbell and offensive linemen Matt Vonk and Xavier Fulton on Tuesday. Bede, Vonk and Fulton all signed one-year ...
Feb 13, 2018
Calgary Stampeders re-sign special-teams standout to contract extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders re-signed running back/returner Roy Finch and linebacker Deron Mayo on Tuesday. The deal will see Finch, the CFL’s top special-teams player and a league all-star...
Feb 13, 2018
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Canadian OL Clark to two-year extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian offensive lineman Dan Clark to a two-year contract extension and signed defensive lineman Zack Evans on Tuesday. The deal keeps the six-foot-two, ...
Feb 13, 2018
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign all-star Laurent and linebackers Shortill and Dean
HAMILTON - Ted Laurent is staying put. The burly defensive tackle signed a two-year contract extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Tuesday. The CFL club announced the deal minutes after the noon E...
Feb 13, 2018
John Morris, Kaitlyn Lawes and Alex Gough earn Olympic firsts for Canada
John Morris, Kaitlyn Lawes and Alex Gough made Canadian Winter Games history Tuesday. Morris and Lawes downed defending world champions Jenny Perret and Martin Rios of Switzerland 10-3 in six ends to ...
Feb 13, 2018
Toronto Argonauts sign veteran defensive backs Sears Jr., Gabriel to extensions
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed defensive backs Jermaine Gabriel and Johnny Sears Jr. to one-year contract extensions through the 2018 season Tuesday. Gabriel, 27, of Toronto, has played in 72 ...
Feb 13, 2018
Veteran Blue Jays radio broadcaster Jerry Howarth announces retirement
TORONTO - Longtime Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcaster Jerry Howarth will not return to the booth in 2018. Howarth announced his retirement Tuesday after 36 years of calling Blue Jays games. The 71-ye...
Feb 13, 2018
Trump has a tweet for everything, but none yet for Olympics
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has a tweet for just about everything, but he’s got nothing so far for Team USA a few days into the 2018 Olympic Games. Since the competition began on Friday,...
Feb 13, 2018
Canada to square off versus Ukraine in next round of Fed Cup competition
MONTREAL - Canada will face Ukraine in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II playoffs. The tie will be played in Canada April 21-22. The location, choice of surface and composition of both teams w...
Feb 13, 2018
MLSE says its pro gamers will be team ambassadors -- and will be fighting fit
TORONTO - Forget the stereotype of video gamers hunched over a controller, munching on junk food in a dark basement. Like their NBA and MLS athlete counterparts, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment&...
Feb 13, 2018