Category Archives: Sports
Masoli and Streveler ready for QB showdown as Bombers visit Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Jeremiah Masoli and Chris Streveler are off to impressive starts to the CFL season, but neither sees their meeting on Friday as a quarterback shootout in the making. The two young QBs were ...
Jun 28, 2018
Esks seeking answers, not excuses, as they seek to right the ship against Lions
EDMONTON - Given injuries and all the new faces, it might have been tempting for the Edmonton Eskimos to lean on excuses after having their defence dominated last week. Instead, the Eskimos spent the ...
Jun 28, 2018
Belgium beats England 1-0, moves into tougher side of draw
KALININGRAD, Russia - England barely seemed troubled by losing. Belgium appeared to be a reluctant winner. Such was the curious conclusion to the group stage at the World Cup on Thursday. Neither team...
Jun 28, 2018
Steve Smith scores 61 at Global T20 Canada as Toronto beats Vancouver
KING CITY, Ont. - Former Australian skipper Steve Smith took the first step away from the ball-tampering scandal that derailed his career with an innings of 61 Thursday in the opening game of the Glob...
Jun 28, 2018
World No. 1 Simona Halep among big names on Rogers Cup tournament list
MONTREAL - Top-ranked Simona Halep is among the players confirmed to participate in the 2018 Rogers Cup, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. Halep, the 2016 Rogers Cup champion, is coming off her first ...
Jun 28, 2018
Toronto Raptors set to play pre-season games in Vancouver, Montreal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play pre-season games in Vancouver and Montreal this year. Toronto will tangle with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sept. 29 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver and then will...
Jun 28, 2018
Calgary's Lee posts two match-play wins to reach round of 16 at British Amateur
SOUTHPORT, England - Canada’s Jaclyn Lee posted two match-play victories Thursday to reach the round of 16 at the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship. Lee beat Pauline Roussin-Boucha...
Jun 28, 2018
Woodbine CEO Lawson putting on CFL hat in trying to grow Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Jim Lawson is using a very familiar model as he builds the $1-million Queen’s Plate. Woodbine Entertainment Group’s chief executive officer also serves as chairman of the CFLR...
Jun 28, 2018
Japan advances on yellow cards despite losing at World Cup
VOLGOGRAD, Russia - Nice guys don’t necessarily finish last at the World Cup. Fair play, a newly implemented tiebreaker in the group stage of the world’s biggest soccer tournament, was put...
Jun 28, 2018
Colombia advances while Senegal is eliminated by tiebreaker
SAMARA, Russia - The “fair play” tiebreaker doesn’t seem all that fair to Senegal. The last African team standing at the World Cup lost to Colombia 1-0 Thursday, leaving it even with...
Jun 28, 2018