Category Archives: Sports
McDavid, Matthews in action on opening night of 2017-18 NHL season
NEW YORK - Winnipeg hosts Toronto and Edmonton welcomes Calgary on the opening day of the 2017-18 NHL regular season, while the Vegas Golden Knights play their inaugural game two nights later in Dalla...
Jun 22, 2017
After missing 2016 season to injury, Redblacks RB powell anxious to see action
OTTAWA - After being forced to watch the Redblacks’ championship run from the sidelines last season, running back William Powell is understandably eager to suit up for Ottawa’s Grey Cup re...
Jun 22, 2017
Canadians look to rebound from recent losses to win Rugby World Cup qualifier
TORONTO - Coach Mark Anscombe has revamped his lineup for the first leg of Canada’s Rugby World Cup qualifier against the U.S. on Saturday in Hamilton. There are seven personnel changes and thre...
Jun 22, 2017
Luggage finally catches up with Canadian women's rugby sevens team in France
It took 85 hours but Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team was finally reunited with its luggage in France on Thursday. The Canadian women left Sunday, flying from Victoria to Montreal and th...
Jun 22, 2017
Toronto FC, Wolfpack show off their rainbow colours during Pride week
TORONTO - For the Toronto Wolfpack, it’s game-day Saturday and Pride parade Sunday. The fledgling pro rugby league team, which hosts Hunslet RLFC on Saturday, is looking forward to taking part i...
Jun 22, 2017
Oilers GM says Eberle trade tied to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl
CHICAGO - Edmonton general manager Peter Chiarelli listed three reasons for trading Jordan Eberle to the New York Islanders, but the one that loomed largest had more to do with franchise cornerstones ...
Jun 22, 2017
Canada to start road to basketball World Cup against the Bahamas in Halifax
Canada will begin its road to qualification for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Halifax. Canada Basketball announced Thursday that the Canadians will host the Bahamas on Nov. 24 at Scotiabank Ce...
Jun 22, 2017
Boston renaming street after retired Red Sox player Ortiz
BOSTON - Former Red Sox star David Ortiz is getting a street named in his honour in Boston, joining the bridge already named after him in the city. Mayor Marty Walsh, Red Sox brass, Boston public scho...
Jun 22, 2017
Preds offer Vegas Golden Knights an expansion model to follow
The first ever draft pick of the Nashville Predators was still paying dividends almost 20 years later when the club reached the Stanley Cup final for the first time. If there is a model for the Vegas ...
Jun 22, 2017
Decades after Russ Jackson's retirement, wait continues for next Canadian starting QB
Almost 50 years after retiring, Russ Jackson is still waiting for the CFL’s next Canadian-born starting quarterback. Jackson, 80, retired in 1969 after leading the Ottawa Rough Riders to a secon...
Jun 22, 2017