Category Archives: Sports
Bombers coach O'Shea says all co-ordinators under contract and expected to return
WINNIPEG - Mike O’Shea was still meeting with players Wednesday to talk about the past and future before they go home to watch another Grey Cup from afar. The Blue Bombers head coach will then d...
Nov 15, 2017
Ottawa Senators are back from trip to Sweden, ready to entertain Penguins
OTTAWA - A visit from the Pittsburgh Penguins might be just what the Ottawa Senators need on Thursday night.. Coming off a successful two-game series against the Colorado Avalanche in Sweden, the Sena...
Nov 15, 2017
Long time coming: U Sports basketball season sees nine minority head coaches
TORONTO - Charles Kissi has guided Brock’s men’s basketball team to an undefeated season so far, and his team holds down the No. 2 spot in this week’s Canadian university rankings. B...
Nov 15, 2017
Snedeker returns at Sea Island from sternum injury
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. - The final tournament of the calendar year on the PGA Tour feels like a fresh start for Brandt Snedeker. The biggest question is how long that feeling will last. Snedeker retur...
Nov 15, 2017
Auston Matthews practises for first time ahead of meeting with Devils
Toronto forward Auston Matthews took part in his first team practice on Wednesday since suffering an upper-body injury eight days ago, an indication he may be ready to play when the Maple Leafs host t...
Nov 15, 2017
Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray fulfilling Trestman's pre-season faith in him
TORONTO - The day he became the Toronto Argonauts head coach, Marc Trestman went out on a limb and endorsed Ricky Ray as his starter. It was a bold move considering injuries had limited Ray to just 12...
Nov 15, 2017
Italy coach fired as FA chief resists calls to step down
ROME - Two days after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup, the head of the country’s football federation fired national coach Gian Piero Ventura - while ignoring angry calls to quit his ow...
Nov 15, 2017
Former NHLer McKegney gets intermittent jail sentence for impaired driving
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - A former National Hockey League player has been given an intermittent jail sentence for impaired driving east of Belleville, Ont. Fifty-nine-year-old Anthony McKegney of Kingston, O...
Nov 15, 2017
Ex-Argentine official kills self amid soccer corruption case
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A former Argentine government official has killed himself after being accused of taking bribes, the latest fallout from a widespread corruption probe in professional soccer t...
Nov 15, 2017
Toronto loses appeal of red card, Altidore to join Giovinco on the sidelines
TORONTO - The news, while perhaps not unexpected, was not good for Toronto FC on Wednesday. An independent panel upheld referee Chris Penso’s decision to issue a red card to Altidore for violent...
Nov 15, 2017