Category Archives: Sports
Comfort of Calgary draws all-star lineman Derek Dennis back to Stampeders
CALGARY - Derek Dennis didn’t dye his hair red for Calgary Stampeders training camp, but says he’ll be sporting crimson locks by the season-opener. The man who won the CFL’s outstand...
May 20, 2018
Morales pitches an inning of relief as Blue Jays lose to Athletics 9-2
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays were having such a hard time on Sunday that they had to turn to an unorthodox choice for a reliever in the ninth inning. Designated hitter Kendrys Morales made his Majo...
May 20, 2018
Braves release slumping Bautista, Camargo to play 3B
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves have released Jose Bautista a month after picking up the veteran slugger and will make Johan Camargo their starting third baseman. General manager Alex Anthopolous said th...
May 20, 2018
Adonis Stevenson, Badou Jack plan to do it again after fighting to a draw
TORONTO - After fighting to a majority draw over 12 hard rounds, the only thing WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and challenger Badou Jack could agree on was they had to do it again. Bu...
May 20, 2018
Empty Handed: Canada loses bronze-medal game to U.S. at world championship
COPENHAGEN - Canada will come home without a medal for the first time in four years after dropping a 4-1 decision to the United States in Sunday’s bronze-medal game at the world hockey champions...
May 20, 2018
Canada's Milos Raonic withdraws from French Open with undisclosed injury
Milos Raonic has pulled out of the French Open. It’s the latest setback in a frustrating tennis season for the product of Thornhill, Ont. Raonic pulled out of the Italian Open earlier this week ...
May 20, 2018
Alfredsson happy to be a hockey dad as he's inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
COPENHAGEN - Hours before his Swedish countrymen were set to play for their second straight world championship, Daniel Alfredsson reflected on how his life has changed now that he has become a hockey ...
May 20, 2018
Quarterback Johnny Manziel has first practice with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Johnny Manziel spent much of the first day of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ training camp as an observer. The former Heisman Trophy winner watched a lot of Sunday’s session a day aft...
May 20, 2018
Canadian women to face Puerto Rico for gold at Challenge Cup
EDMONTON - Canada will play for gold at the NORCECA women’s Challenge Cup after beating Trinidad and Tobago in straight sets on Saturday. The Canadians took the three-set match: 26-24, 25-18, 25...
May 20, 2018
B.C. Lions bring back 6-time all-star offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed six-time all-star Jovan Olafioye, the team announced Saturday. The offensive lineman spent seven seasons with Lions before he was acquired by the Montreal Alouet...
May 20, 2018