Category Archives: Sports
Maori All Blacks score seven tries in thumping Canada 51-9 in men's rugby
VANCOUVER - Midway through the opening half of his first game leading the Canadian men’s rugby team, Kingsley Jones started to think his players might pull off a major upset. Then reality set in...
Nov 03, 2017
DeRozan scores 37 as Raptors top Jazz 109-100 for 3-3 trip
SALT LAKE CITY - Midway through the third quarter, DeMar DeRozan was frustrated. He’d been sloppy with the ball and was letting his team down. “I feel like I was just making lots of mental...
Nov 03, 2017
Connor McDavid sets up three goals, Oilers double up Devils 6-3
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers hope they have finally found a way to bust out of their slump. Connor McDavid had three assists as the Oilers handed the New Jersey Devils their first loss on the road t...
Nov 03, 2017
Canadian James Piccoli wins Tour of Southland
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Canada’s James Piccoli won the Tour of Southland Saturday, becoming only the fourth overseas rider to win New Zealand’s premier cycling race in its 61-year-histor...
Nov 03, 2017
Alouettes finish season on 11-game losing streak after 33-0 loss to Tiger-Cats
Hamilton quarterback Jeremiah Masoli snuck a look up at the big screen as he ran towards the end zone and saw that there was no one around him. “I was kind of shocked,” he said about seein...
Nov 03, 2017
Canadiens goalie Price to miss at least one game with "minor" lower body injury
WINNIPEG - Goaltender Carey Price has a “minor” lower body injury and will not play Saturday night against the Jets in Winnipeg, the Montreal Canadiens announced. Back-up Al Montoya is to ...
Nov 03, 2017
Buono future uncertain as Lions set to host Argonauts in regular-season finale
VANCOUVER - Wally Buono was awarded the Grey Cup the last time he retired as coach of the B.C. Lions six years ago. The winningest coach in CFL history won’t be faced with a similar scenario Sat...
Nov 03, 2017
Patrick Chan pulls out of Grand Prix event to focus on training
OTTAWA - With the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics a few weeks away, Patrick Chan is withdrawing from the NHK Trophy figure skating competition to focus on training. The 26-year-old has decided to shift his ...
Nov 03, 2017
Love game: Tennis star Wozniacki engaged to hoopster Lee
Caroline Wozniacki is engaged again and showing off her new ring. The Danish tennis player says on Twitter that she accepted a marriage proposal from David Lee, who recently played for the San Antonio...
Nov 03, 2017
Scotties to return to Nova Scotia as Sydney named host of 2019 curling event
ORLEANS, Ont. - The Canadian women’s curling championship will return to Nova Scotia in 2019, its first appearance in the province in over 25 years. Sydney, N.S., was named Scotties Tournament o...
Nov 03, 2017