Category Archives: Sports
Redblacks host Lions looking for first back-to-back wins of season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are looking to do something they haven’t done all season - win two straight games. Ottawa (2-6-1) picked up just its second victory of the season last week as they ...
Aug 25, 2017
Canadian teen Shapovalov joins Bouchard, Pospisil in main draw of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Rising Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov will play in the main draw of the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Jan Satral of the Czech Republic, 6-7 (2), 6-1-6...
Aug 25, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Matias Laba undergoes surgery for torn ACL
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Matias Laba has undergone surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the Major League Soccer club announced Friday. The injury occurred in ...
Aug 25, 2017
In Gee Chun takes lead at CP Women's Open with American trio two shots back
OTTAWA - Brittany Lincicome and Mo Martin will spend their Friday night splitting a pizza and probably talking about what it will take to catch In Gee Chun. The two Americans were both 6-under par and...
Aug 25, 2017
Canada counting on huge pool of players to get them to 2019 World Cup
TORONTO - Joel Anthony rarely turns down a chance to suit up for Canada. The 35-year-old from Montreal will lead Canada’s men’s basketball team at the FIBA AmeriCup tournament that tips of...
Aug 25, 2017
Repairing team psyche most pressing job facing new Ticats coach Jones
HAMILTON - The biggest challenge June Jones faces as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ new head coach is repairing the club’s battered psyche. Jones took over as coach Wednesday when Kent Austin re...
Aug 25, 2017
3 positive doping tests being investigated from track worlds
MONACO - Three positive doping tests involving athletes not yet identified are being investigated in samples taken from the track and field world championships held in London this month. The IAAF̵...
Aug 25, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 34 Montreal 31 (OT) — NFL Pre-season Philadelphia 38 Miami 31 Carolina 24 Jacksonville 23 — MLB American League Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 0 Detroit 10 N.Y. Ya...
Aug 24, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 34 Montreal 31 (OT) — NFL Pre-season Philadelphia 38 Miami 31 Carolina 24 Jacksonville 23 — MLB American League Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 0 Detroit 10 N.Y. Ya...
Aug 24, 2017
Canada captures four medals at world junior swimming championships
INDIANAPOLIS - Canada won a gold medal in the mixed 4×100-metre medley relay on Thursday at the FINA world junior championships. It was one of four medals for the Canadians on the second day of c...
Aug 24, 2017