Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays place Cesar Valdez on 10-day disabled list, recall Campos
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Cesar Valdez on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday with a right shoulder impingement. Right-handed reliever Leonel Campos was recalled from triple-...
Aug 08, 2017
Earnhardt treats Redskins players to high-speed laps
RICHMOND, Va. - NASCAR driver and avid Washington Redskins fan Dale Earnhardt Jr. treated quarterback Kirk Cousins and four other players from the team to ride-arounds at Richmond Raceway on Tuesday b...
Aug 08, 2017
Canada's Shapovalov beats Dutra Silva to advance into second round at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Canadian Denis Shapovalov admits the epic tiebreak that propelled him into the second round of the Rogers Cup is still “a little bit of a blur.” The 143rd-ranked Shapovalov surv...
Aug 08, 2017
Tomas Berdych withdraws from first round of Rogers Cup with rib injury
MONTREAL - Tomas Berdych withdrew from the Rogers Cup on Tuesday with a rib injury. The No. 10 seed from the Czech Republic was due to face Nikoloz Basilashvili in first-round play on Tuesday afternoo...
Aug 08, 2017
Canadians Bouchard, Andreescu bounced from Rogers Cup after first-round losses
TORONTO - Eugenie Bouchard said she was lacking confidence after being bounced from the Rogers Cup in the first round on Tuesday. And though she offered up a fairly simple fix to that problem - “...
Aug 08, 2017
Winless Tiger-Cats shake up coaching staff by replacing defensive co-ordinator
HAMILTON - The winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats shook up their coaching staff on Tuesday by replacing defensive co-ordinator Jeff Reinebold. Phillip Lolley was promoted from his role as defensive run game ...
Aug 08, 2017
Canadian international Jessie Fleming on watch list for MAC Hermann Trophy
TORONTO - Canadian international Jessie Fleming has been named to the 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy watch lists. The list marks the start of the process of choosing the most outstanding male and female play...
Aug 08, 2017
Addison, Foote lead Canada past Finland for first win at Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Calen Addison and Nolan Foote had power-play goals in the second period as Canada earned its first win of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on Tuesday with a 5-1 victory over Finland...
Aug 08, 2017
Blue Bombers' wide receiver Addison Richards announces retirement
Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver Addison Richards announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 23-year-old didn’t appear in any games for the Blue Bombers in 2017. Richards, who was drafted 11th ...
Aug 08, 2017
Casinos embrace esports even as they work to understand it
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Casinos are slowly embracing competitive video game tournaments as a way to help their bottom lines, but the money is coming from renting hotel rooms to the young players and sel...
Aug 08, 2017