Category Archives: Sports
Champion Adonis Stevenson, challenger Badou Jack make weight for title fight
TORONTO - WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis (Superman) Stevenson and challenger Badou Jack (The Ripper) both made weight Friday and promised victories. Stevenson, a native of Blainville, Que., wei...
May 18, 2018
Assistant GM Craig Heisinger is a bridge between first and second Winnipeg Jets
LAS VEGAS - Craig Heisinger is one of the few links between the past and present versions of the Winnipeg Jets. Heisinger was an equipment manager for the Jets from 1988 until the team left the city f...
May 18, 2018
Benefactor sends Canada goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe to Champions League final
Canadian international goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe is heading to the Champions League final in Kyiv, thanks to a benefactor. DAZN, a sports streaming service that counts Canada as one of its markets, o...
May 18, 2018
Humboldt Broncos bus crash reminder of past accidents for Swift Current, Bathurst
REGINA - Trent McCleary remembers being a 14-year-old boy and attending the memorial after the 1986 Swift Current Broncos bus crash that killed four people. McCleary is now the chairman of the Western...
May 18, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack look to bounce back against Toulouse after embarrassing loss
The Toronto Wolfpack look to regain some of their dignity and reputation this weekend after an embarrassing, franchise-worst 66-10 loss to Super League side Warrington in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. ...
May 18, 2018
Vancouver-born Angela Lee defends MMA crown, brother Christian loses title shot
SINGAPORE - Vancouver-born (Unstoppable) Angela Lee retained her One Championship atomweight title via unanimous decision Friday, but younger brother Christian Lee was denied in his bid for the feathe...
May 18, 2018
Whitecaps hope to make good on their scoring chances against FC Dallas
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson admits he’s walking a thin line between concern and worry. The Whitecaps (4-5-3) have managed just one win in their last seven matches (1-4-2). In th...
May 18, 2018
Argos running back Wilder setting the bar high for 2018 CFL season
TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. is setting the bar high for his second CFL season. The rugged running back captured the league’s top rookie honour and helped the Toronto Argonauts win a Grey Cup in 2...
May 18, 2018
Coroner speaks about mix-up of Humboldt Broncos crash victims, release of name
A coroner involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it wasn’t until an injured player woke up in hospital and said he wasn’t who everyone thought he was that officials realized there...
May 18, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Tampa Bay 4 Washington 2 (Series tied 2-2) — IIHF World Championship Quarterfinals At Copenhagen Canada 5 Russia 4 (OT) Sweden 3 Latvia 2 At Herning Denmark United Sta...
May 18, 2018