Category Archives: Sports
Brittany Crew breaks own shot put record in first big test since April
MADRID - Brittany Crew broke her own Canadian record in the shot put on Friday in her first major meet of the summer. The 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., threw 18.60 metres to finish third at the ...
Jun 22, 2018
Despite injury history, Wolfpack's Chase Stanley just sees the positives
TORONTO - Ask Chase Stanley to detail his surgeries and the former New Zealand rugby league international makes like he’s playing Simon Says. The 29-year-old Toronto Wolfpack centre touches his ...
Jun 22, 2018
Vancouver Canucks ink Finnish forward Markus Granlund to one-year extension
VANCOUVER - Finnish forward Markus Granlund will return to the Vancouver Canucks next season after signing a one-year deal with the club on Friday. The contract is worth US$1.475 million. “Marku...
Jun 22, 2018
Impact hope to claw into their way into MLS playoff picture with win at Orlando
MONTREAL - Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush knows how quickly fortunes can change in Major League Soccer. Dead last in the Eastern Conference standings just three weeks ago, Montreal is now within striking...
Jun 22, 2018
Toronto FC defender Nick Hagglund flies high, shows he has a head for goals
Credit volleyball for Nick Hagglund’s ability to leap high. Or maybe his raw athleticism. But send a high ball his way and the 25-year-old Toronto FC defender knows what to do with his head. Hag...
Jun 22, 2018
Whitecaps put unbeaten streak on the line in road game against Union
VANCOUVER - The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer might be here, but Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson is reminding his players to keep their mind on the job, not the beach. The temperatures...
Jun 22, 2018
Musa scores twice to give Nigeria 2-0 win over Iceland
VOLGOGRAD, Russia - Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria its first win at this year’s World Cup, and gave Argentina a gift. Musa scored two second-half goals to help the Nigerians beat Iceland 2-0 Friday and...
Jun 22, 2018
After losses to Scotland and Russia, Canadian men face tough test against U.S.
Canada and the U.S. have authored vastly different stories against the same teams during the June rugby international series. The 15th-ranked U.S. Eagles began by thumping No. 19 Russia 62-13 before e...
Jun 22, 2018
Jodouin joins Laurentian's baseball team, second woman to play for men's team
Julia Jodouin knew she was making waves when she was sitting in class at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School and a notification came up on her phone that Brian Bigger, the mayor of her hometown of ...
Jun 22, 2018
After lineup photographed, England urges media to help team
MOSCOW - A photo of a scribbled team lineup, spotted in the hands of an assistant coach, threatens to sour the unusually cordial World Cup relations between the England team and its travelling media p...
Jun 22, 2018