Category Archives: Sports
Stevenson to make 9th light heavyweight title defence vs. Jack at Bell Centre
MONTREAL - Adonis Stevenson will be in familiar surroundings when he makes the ninth defence of his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title. The Bell Centre, where 40-year-old Stevenson won the t...
Feb 08, 2018

West Brom's Rodriguez charged with racial abuse charge by FA
LONDON - West Bromwich Albion forward Jay Rodriguez was charged by the English Football Association on Thursday with racially abusing an opponent during a Premier League game. The England internationa...
Feb 08, 2018

Ski school gives city kids their first shot on the slopes
VERNON, N.J. - In the mountains of northwest New Jersey, a group of schoolchildren are doing something they do not have the opportunity to do back home in Newark: ski. Schone Malliet created the Natio...
Feb 08, 2018

Baseball union to open free agent camp in Bradenton
NEW YORK - The baseball players’ union will open its own spring training camp for the first time since the end of the 1994-95 strike, inviting free agents to work out at the IMG Academy in Brade...
Feb 08, 2018

Turnover: Cavs overhaul roster with stunning trades
CLEVELAND - With their NBA title hopes fading fast, the Cavaliers got aggressive at the trading deadline. They swapped teams. Cleveland completely changed its look - and perhaps its chances of winning...
Feb 08, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos re-sign running back Lochard, linebacker Jones to extensions
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos signed Canadian running back Pascal Lochard and American linebacker Korey Jones to contract extensions. Both players were scheduled to become free agents Tuesday. Locha...
Feb 08, 2018
Senators teammates disagree with length of Burrows' 10-game suspension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators knew Alex Burrows was facing a suspension, but 10 games caught them by surprise. The NHL department of Player Safety handed Burrows a 10-game suspension Wednesday night fo...
Feb 08, 2018
Canada falls 9-6 to Norway in first-ever Olympic mixed doubles curling draw
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - John Morris wasn’t making any excuses after Canada’s disappointing start to the inaugural Olympic mixed doubles curling competition. The 39-year-old from Ot...
Feb 08, 2018
Canadian Olympic Roundup: Morris and Lawes open with mixed results in doubles curling
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics don’t officially open until Friday but a couple of Canadians were already in competition mode Thursday. Doubles curlers John Morri...
Feb 08, 2018

Former Cup winner Chris Kelly named captain of Canada's Olympic men's hockey team
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Chris Kelly has been named captain of Canada’s men’s hockey team at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Kelly is a veteran of 833 games and won a Stanley ...
Feb 08, 2018