Category Archives: Sports
Canadian women beat U.S. for gold at wheelchair basketball Americas Cup
CALI, Colombia - Cindy Ouellet scored 35 points as Canada downed the United States 82-56 on Tuesday night to win gold at the wheelchair basketball Americas Cup. Arinn Young added 15 points and seven r...
Aug 29, 2017
Canada beats Venezuela but fails to advance into semifinals at FIBA AmeriCup
BAHIA BLANCA, Argentina - Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 22 points and eight rebounds as Canada defeated Venezuela 75-66 in preliminary round play on Tuesday night at the FIBA AmeriCup. The Canadians finishe...
Aug 29, 2017
Sale strikes out 11, reaches MLB milestone as Red Sox top Blue Jays
TORONTO - Brett Anderson couldn’t have asked for much more out of his debut as a Blue Jay. Except for maybe a win. Anderson, selected from triple-A Buffalo before the game to make his first star...
Aug 29, 2017
'16 champ Kerber exits at rainy US Open; Federer edges teen
NEW YORK - The question was rather simple after Angelique Kerber became only the second defending U.S. Open champion in the professional era to lose in the first round. The surprisingly lopsided 6-3, ...
Aug 29, 2017
Woodbridge Striker earns national team stint after impressing Canada coach
ALLISTON, Ont. - Wednesday promises to be a special day for Michael Krzeminski. After catching the eye of Canada coach Octavio Zambrano while playing for the Woodbridge Strikers of League 1 Ontario, t...
Aug 29, 2017
'I can't wait to prove I deserve to be here': Taylor Nill joins UBC staff
VANCOUVER - Blake Nill remembers trying to get away from the office during the hectic university football season to see his young children before they went to bed. Unfortunately it didn’t happen...
Aug 29, 2017
Scotiabank adds to its stadium name collection as ACC becomes Scotiabank Arena
TORONTO - For Scotiabank, the attraction was simple. In a country where hockey is king, having your name up in lights on the home of the Maple Leafs is where you want to be. Especially when the buildi...
Aug 29, 2017
Snowboard star Mark McMorris plans his Olympic Games prep post-crash
Back on snow after his horrific crash, Canadian snowboard star Mark McMorris is plotting a return to competition in December. The 23-year-old from Regina broke his jaw and left arm, ruptured his splee...
Aug 29, 2017
Veteran Jeremiah Masoli to replace Collaros under centre against Argos
HAMILTON - Jeremiah Masoli will get a chance to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to their first win of the season. The veteran backup will be the starter Monday when Hamilton (0-8) hosts the East Division...
Aug 29, 2017
Receivers Daniels, Lewis, Spencer named CFL top performers for Week 10
TORONTO - Calgary’s DaVaris Daniels, Montreal’s Nik Lewis and Ottawa’s Diontae Spencer made it a sweep for wide receivers as the CFL named its top performers for Week 10 of the seaso...
Aug 29, 2017