Category Archives: Sports
Morocco challenges North America with 2026 World Cup bid
North America has a late challenge from North Africa in the contest to host the 2026 World Cup. Morocco will also bid for the tournament, with its announcement coming on FIFA’s deadline day on F...
Aug 11, 2017
Whyte makes seventh world appearance, would love to compete until Tokyo
LONDON - Seven world championships after she first made her debut on the global stage, nerves can still get the better of Angela Whyte. But these days they’re different. The 37-year-old from Edm...
Aug 11, 2017
Canada's decathlete Damian Warner overcomes virus to sit 4th after 5 events
LONDON - It was 48 hours that Damian Warner should have spent taking care of his body and mind ahead of his gold-medal chase. Instead, he was curled up in his hotel bed, quarantined for two days as he...
Aug 11, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games CFL Edmonton 27 Ottawa 20 — MLB American League Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 0 Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 1 Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 2 (11 innings) Baltimore 7 Oakland 2 L.A. Ange...
Aug 11, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games CFL Edmonton 27 Ottawa 20 — MLB American League Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 0 Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 1 Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 2 (11 innings) Baltimore 7 Oakland 2 L.A. Ange...
Aug 11, 2017
Mike Reilly keeps Eskimos undefeated with 27-20 win over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Quarterback Mike Reilly and receiver Chris Getzlaf showed why the Edmonton Eskimos are the only undefeated team in the CFL this season with a pair of plays in the fourth quarter. Reilly found...
Aug 10, 2017
Marco Estrada pitches seven scoreless innings in Blue Jays' 4-0 win over Yankees
TORONTO - The non-waiver trade deadline came and went and Marco Estrada was still a member of the Blue Jays. The relief he’s felt at staying in Toronto has shown in his performances. Estrada has...
Aug 10, 2017
Country superstar Shania Twain to perform during halftime at Grey Cup
OTTAWA - Country music superstar Shania Twain is coming back to the Grey Cup. The five-time Grammy Award winner from Timmins, Ont., was announced on Thursday as the halftime performer at this yearR...
Aug 10, 2017
Oilers sign first round pick Kailer Yamamoto to three-year entry-level deal
EDMONTON - First round draft pick Kailer Yamamoto signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Yamamoto, picked 22nd overall in the 2017 draft, appeared in 65 games w...
Aug 10, 2017
Seven years on, Foley finally returns to Lions: 'I handled it better this time'
SURREY, B.C. - The last time Ricky Foley agreed on a return to the B.C. Lions, pen never quite made it to paper. Coming off a breakout 2009 season with the club where he registered 12 sacks and was vo...
Aug 10, 2017