Category Archives: Sports
Mack Darragh breaks national record in 200m butterfly at Canadian Championships
MONTREAL - Mack Darragh broke the national record in the men’s 200-metre butterfly on Monday to conclude the 2017 Canadian swimming championships. The Oakville, Ont., native clocked one minute 5...
Aug 07, 2017
Kia Nurse with game-high 17 points, Canada beats Puerto Rico 75-59
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Canada has back-to-back wins to begin the FIBA women’s AmeriCup. Kia Nurse scored a game-high 17 points to go along with eight rebounds as the Canadian squad downed Pue...
Aug 07, 2017
Canada's Bouchard still feels the hometown pressure at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Eugenie Bouchard still feels the pressure ahead of her first match at the Rogers Cup, even if the women’s event isn’t in her hometown of Montreal this year. Bouchard, from Westmo...
Aug 07, 2017
Canada falls 4-3 in shootout to Russia to open Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Canada dropped its tournament opener at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on Monday, falling to Russia 4-3 in a shootout. Joe Veleno found the back of the net in the shootout fo...
Aug 07, 2017
Running means much more than medals for refugee team at world championships
LONDON - When Rose Nathike Lokonyen crouches at the start line of the 800 metres on Thursday, her race will be a victory before the starting gun even sounds. Her blue race singlet will read “Ref...
Aug 07, 2017
Chapecoense crash survivor returns to pitch at Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Eight months after surviving the plane crash that killed most of his Chapecoense teammates, Alan Ruschel played his first minutes of football on Monday when his Brazilian club met B...
Aug 07, 2017
New Hampshire gov challenges Vermont counterpart to race
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is challenging his Vermont counterpart to a drag race. Sununu tweeted to Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday, saying that “rumour on the street is t...
Aug 07, 2017
Wolves owner wants meeting with Wiggins before max contract
MANKATO, Minn. - Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said Monday that he is ready to commit nearly $150 million to Andrew Wiggins with a max-level extension of his rookie contract. Before he does...
Aug 07, 2017
What they're saying: top seeds hold media round tables ahead of Rogers Cup
TORONTO - The top eight women’s seeds at the Rogers Cup held round table interviews with media on Monday. Here are some of their most memorable quotes: “I was actually taking (my dog) here...
Aug 07, 2017
Canadian rugby coach Francois Ratier has high hopes for Women's World Cup
For Canadian coach Francois Ratier, the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup marks an end to one chapter of his working life. The French-born Ratier, who now calls Montreal home, took the Canadian women...
Aug 07, 2017