Category Archives: Sports
Speed, youth and tenacity the keys for new-look New Jersey Devils
After five miserable seasons without playoff hockey, the New Jersey Devils recognized they needed to change. The plodding, defensive style that had more or less defined the franchise for the better pa...
Nov 08, 2017
Blue Bombers QB Matt Nichols ready to play CFL West semifinal against Eskimos
WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols only threw a few short passes at Wednesday’s practice, but Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea says the injured starting quarterback should be able to play...
Nov 08, 2017
Canadian rising star Shapovalov beats Quinzi at ATP Next Gen Finals
MILAN - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov picked up his first win at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, defeating Italian qualifier Gianluigi Quinzi 4-1, 4-1, 3-4 (5), 4-3 (5) on Wednesday. Shapovalov,1...
Nov 08, 2017
The strange case of Rhys Jacks, a Canada captain deemed an import in Canada
TORONTO - It’s a sporting conundrum. The captain of Canada’s national rugby league team is out of a job with his Canadian club because he is considered an overseas player. Australian-born ...
Nov 08, 2017
CHL heading outdoors: Ottawa 67's to host Gatineau in outdoor game at TD Pace
OTTAWA - The Canadian Hockey League is taking the game outdoors. The OHL’s Ottawa 67’s will host the QMJHL’s Gatineau Olympiques in an outdoor game at The Stadium at TD Place on Dec....
Nov 08, 2017
Krista McCarville wins to enter four-way tie for first at Road to the Roar
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Krista McCarville’s team from Thunder Bay, Ont., entered a four-way tie for top spot in Pool B at the Road to the Roar Olympic curling pre-trials on Wednesday with a 7-3 win...
Nov 08, 2017
Former Canadian international Adam Kleeberger to coach new rugby generation
TORONTO - Former Canadian international Adam Kleeberger, who won 38 caps for his country and drew worldwide attention as one of Canada’s “beardos,” is looking to help others follow h...
Nov 08, 2017
Star quarterbacks Ricky Ray, Mike Reilly lead CFL all-star teams
Toronto quarterback Ricky Ray picked up his fourth division all-star honour while Edmonton pivot Mike Reilly earned his second as the CFL unveiled its East and West all-star teams on Wednesday. Ray, w...
Nov 08, 2017
Leafs star Matthews to miss game against Wild with lingering injury
Toronto forward Auston Matthews will miss his first NHL game on Wednesday night when the Maple Leafs host the Minnesota Wild. Matthews is listed day-to-day with an upper-body injury after appearing to...
Nov 08, 2017
There has been some thawing, but chill remains in Canada-US soccer rivalry
VANCOUVER - The feelings might not be as heated, the dislike not as intense, but there hasn’t been a total thaw in the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. women’s national soccer teams. ...
Nov 08, 2017