Category Archives: Sports

VANCOUVER - Isiah Thomas figured the Raptors might face an uphill battle selling pro basketball to Canada. Watching an hour of Canadian all-sports T.V. confirmed it for him. The 57-year-old, who was t...

EDMONTON - It sure was a happy birthday for Kailer Yamamoto. On his 20th birthday, the Edmonton Oilers winger scored two goals, including the winner, to lift his team to a 4-3 pre-season win over the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - John Gibbons will be letting Canadian catcher Russell Martin take over managing duties for the Blue Jays Sunday in Toronto’s season finale against the Tampa Bay Rays. The ...

LONDON - After a third loss in seven English Premier League games so far, Jose Mourinho was quick to apportion blame for Manchester United’s collapse at West Ham. While the moans about refereein...

OBERTSDORF, Germany - Keegan Messing of Sherwood Park, Alta., won the gold medal in the men’s event on Saturday at the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition. Messing interpreted a Charlie ...

CHATHAM, Ont. - The new-look Reid Carruthers team is finding success in a hurry. Carruthers, teaming up with longtime Winnipeg rival Mike McEwen, is off to the men’s final of the Elite 10 after ...

MONTREAL - Head coach Mike Sherman admits the seemingly never-ending carousel of quarterbacks in Montreal has hurt the Alouettes this season. One of six quarterbacks to start a game for Montreal this ...

HALIFAX - City staff in Halifax are advising against renaming a road after Sidney Crosby, noting that Nova Scotia’s hockey darling doesn’t meet the existing criteria for commemorative nami...

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain - China rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to beat Canada 76-71 in the consolation bracket at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup on Saturday. China wil...

Friday’s Games CFL Calgary 38, Toronto 16 — NHL Pre-season Toronto 6, Detroit 2 Columbus 7, Pittsburgh 6 Buffalo 5, N.Y. Islanders 4 Carolina 5, Washington 4, (OT) St. Louis 3, Dallas 1 Co...