Category Archives: Sports
Impact's Lovitz ready to take over left back job from injured Oyongo
MONTREAL - Daniel Lovitz attended the Montreal Impact’s training camp in February on a try-out, just looking for a job. Now he’s the starting left back. Lovitz inherited the position when ...
Jun 14, 2017
Worth the Wait: Vancouver Whitecaps finally move into new training facility
VANCOUVER - Jordan Harvey could barely hide his smile when the conversation turned to the slick structure beyond the lush soccer pitch over his right shoulder. Carl Robinson, meanwhile, spoke of the h...
Jun 14, 2017
Blue Jays place outfielder Carrera on 10-day DL with foot fracture
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Ezequiel Carrera the 10-day disabled list with a right foot fracture. Carrera, who had an RBI single in Toronto’s 8-1 loss to Tampa Bay on ...
Jun 14, 2017
Canada on track for World Rugby U20 Trophy qualifying win over the U.S.
Coach Jeff Williams had a simple message for his Canadian under-20 team in the wake of its 46-12 win over the U.S. in the first leg of their World Rugby U20 Trophy qualifier. “We told the guys t...
Jun 14, 2017
QB Mike Reilly begins 5th year with Eskimos, aims for offence to fly higher
EDMONTON - Mike Reilly was born to run, but in his fifth season with the Edmonton Eskimos, the quarterback with the Methuselah beard has pretty much run out of things to experience. Reilly has had thr...
Jun 14, 2017
Swayze Waters hoping to calm B.C. Lions' kicking game in CFL return
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A fourth crack at the NFL ended the same way as the first three for Swayze Waters - by getting cut. Despite that disappointment last summer, the veteran kicker and punter left the Car...
Jun 14, 2017
Canadian minor-league pitcher Mike Soroka has bright future with Atlanta Braves
John Smoltz, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine baffled hitters through the 1990s, helping the Atlanta Braves to multiple division titles and a World Series championship. The Braves are returning to their st...
Jun 14, 2017
Ronaldo says his 'conscience is quite clear' amid tax case
LISBON, Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to be unconcerned despite being accused by a Spanish state prosecutor of defrauding the government of millions of euros (dollars) in unpaid taxes. “...
Jun 14, 2017
Snowboarder Mark McMorris has eye on Olympics after life-threatening crash
BURNABY, B.C. - Olympic bronze medallist Mark McMorris has begun his comeback from a life-threatening snowboarding accident earlier this year. The Regina native is working at a rehab centre in Burnaby...
Jun 14, 2017
Cool demeanour nothing new for Matt Murray, Pens two-time Cup-winning rookie
As Matt Murray stopped pucks with cool confidence in the Stanley Cup final, his former coach in Thunder Bay didn’t bat an eye. “He’s always been a goaltender that was very calm, cool...
Jun 14, 2017