Category Archives: Sports
Canada U-17 women to face the U.S., Costa Rica, Bermuda at CONCACAF tournament
MIAMI - Canada has been drawn in a group with three-time defending champion U.S., Costa Rica and Bermuda at the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. The regional championship, which runs...
Jan 31, 2018
James Easton named Canadian Premier League vice-president of soccer operations
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has named former Canadian international James Easton its vice-president of soccer operations. Easton, 52, played professionally for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the N...
Jan 31, 2018
Canadian Cyle Larin introduced by Turkish champion Besiktas after transfer deal
ISTANBUL - Turkish champion Besiktas introduced Canadian striker Cyle Larin on Wednesday along with Brazilian forward Vagner Love. Larin had been in the middle of a tug of war between Orlando City SC,...
Jan 31, 2018
Alberta cruises past Quebec 9-2 to take first place in Pool B at Scotties
PENTICTON, B.C. - Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger cruised to a 9-2 win over Quebec’s Emilia Gagne at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Scheidegger jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three ends th...
Jan 31, 2018
Australian Open mixed champ Dabrowski headlines Canadian team for Fed Cup tie
MONTREAL - Gabriela Dabrowski headlines the list of four tennis players who will represent Canada in a Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie next week in Romania. Dabrowski, from Ottawa, won the Aust...
Jan 31, 2018
Owner Eugene Melnyk says he has no plans to relocate Ottawa Senators
TORONTO - Just a few weeks after enraging fans with his musings about possibly moving his NHL team, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says he has no plans to relocate the club and remains committed ...
Jan 31, 2018
Center Mike Fisher coming out of retirement, will join Preds
NASHVILLE - Mike Fisher insists he never thought of returning to the NHL and that watching players come out of retirement always bugged him. Fisher can add his name to that list. He and the Nashville ...
Jan 31, 2018
Scotiabank-owned Tangerine to become official bank of Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Tangerine is set to become the official and exclusive bank of the Toronto Raptors in July in the latest sports-related marketing play by parent company Scotiabank. The partnership announced ...
Jan 31, 2018
AP source: Fox gets Thursday night football for 5 years, $3B
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday night football games. Those games previously were televised by CBS and NBC, two of the league’s other network pa...
Jan 31, 2018
Canadian skier Erik Guay to miss the Winter Olympics due to back pain
World champion skier Erik Guay’s dream of an Olympic medal is over. The Montreal native, one of Canada’s top medal hopes in alpine skiing, announced Wednesday that he will miss the Winter ...
Jan 31, 2018