Category Archives: Sports
Former Blackhawks and Maple Leafs defenceman Pierre Pilote dies at 85
Hall of Fame defenceman Pierre Pilote, a three-time Norris Trophy winner who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, has died. He was 85. The Blackhawks said in a statement Sunday t...
Sep 10, 2017
De Boer's position fragile after another loss for Palace
Frank de Boer spoke of his “hope for the future” at Crystal Palace despite the team’s record-setting fourth straight loss to open the English Premier League season. Whether he’...
Sep 10, 2017
Canada's men's team to play El Salvador in international friendly in Houston
Canada’s men’s soccer team will take on CONCACAF Gold Cup rival El Salvador in Houston next month in an international friendly. Canada Soccer said in a release Sunday that a portion of the...
Sep 10, 2017
Canada tops Hong Kong for 7th-place finish at World Rugby U20 Trophy
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Canada beat Hong Kong 38-0 on Sunday to finish seventh in the eight-team World Rugby under-20 Trophy. James O’Neill scored his second try of the match in the 78th minute to...
Sep 10, 2017
Canada's Milled wins gold in downhill at mountain bike world championships
CAIRNS, Australia - Canadian Miranda Miller won the elite downhill title at the mountain bike world championships on Sunday, giving Canada its second medal in as many days at the event. The Squamish, ...
Sep 10, 2017
Amanada Nunes keeps belt, defeats Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215 in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Brazilian brawler Amanda Nunes played a tactical game Saturday night to defeat challenger Valentina Shevchenko by split decision and retain her bantamweight title, at UFC 215 at Rogers Plac...
Sep 09, 2017
Revs keep playoff hopes alive with 1-0 win over Impact
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Lee Nguyen scored in the 68th minute and the New England Revolution beat the Montreal Impact 1-0 on Saturday night. Nguyen took Teal Bunbury’s pass about 30 yards out, slid p...
Sep 09, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 48 Saskatchewan 28 Hamilton 26 Ottawa 22 Calgary 25 Edmonton 22 — MLB American League Toronto 5 Detroit 4 Cleveland 4 Baltimore 2 N.Y. Yankees 3 Texas 1 Bosto...
Sep 09, 2017
Stampeders beat Eskimos 25-22 to earn seventh win in a row
EDMONTON - On the same night UFC 215 was taking place at Edmonton’s Rogers Place, there was another rather intense battle brewing down the road at Commonwealth Stadium. Marquay McDaniel’s ...
Sep 09, 2017
Waston, Reyna score in the second half as Whitecaps down Real Salt Lake 3-2
VANCOUVER - Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson likes to say - almost all the time, to anyone who will listen - that the strength and commitment of his squad top to bottom will determine how far Vancou...
Sep 09, 2017