Category Archives: Sports
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse withdraws from Commonwealth Games
Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The Canadian sprinter said in a statement that he plans to skip the Games “in order to be better prepared fo...
Mar 17, 2018
Paralympics fans had difficult time, changes may not happen
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - As the world’s top Paralympic athletes competed on ice and snow, Erica Mitchell steered through her own obstacle course on Pyeongchang’s narrow and uneven s...
Mar 17, 2018
Not happening here: Kentucky stops Buffalo cold, 95-75
BOISE, Idaho - Kentucky put an end to any upset talk on its watch Saturday, getting 27 points and a near-perfect shooting game from Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a 95-75 pullaway from 13th-seede...
Mar 17, 2018
StFX beats UNB, Alberta tops Saskatchewan to advance to men's hockey final
FREDERICTON - A pair of overtime victories Saturday decided who will play for the David Johnston University Cup. The StFX X-Men advanced to the Canadian university men’s hockey final with a 5-4 ...
Mar 17, 2018
Federer seeking 6th title at Indian Wells against Del Potro
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Roger Federer was on the ropes, down two breaks in the second set and another one in the third. Borna Coric thought he was close to toppling the world’s top-ranked player....
Mar 17, 2018
Sound familiar? Sons of big leaguers fill Blue Jays' lineup
DUNEDIN, Fla. - It could have been called the “Legacy Game” when a Toronto Blue Jays split squad played the Canadian Junior National Team. The Blue Jays’ starting infield Saturday wa...
Mar 17, 2018
McDavid has 1 goal, 2 assists in Oilers' 4-2 victory
SUNRISE, Fla. - Connor McDavid kept the Edmonton Oilers on a roll on Saturday. McDavid had a goal and two assists in the third period and the Oilers rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers...
Mar 17, 2018
Brier champion Brad Gushue, Mike McEwen advance to finals at Elite 10
WINNIPEG - Brier champion Brad Gushue and Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen will meet in the finals of the Grand Slam of Curling’s Elite 10 event. Gushue downed Olympian Kevin Koe of Calgary 1-up in ...
Mar 17, 2018
Canadian Camelia Pitsilis earns silver medal at junior European Cup judo event
COIMBRA, Portugal - Montreal’s Camelia Pitsilis captured a silver medal Saturday at the junior European Cup judo event. The Canadian won her first three preliminary bouts in the 57-kilogram clas...
Mar 17, 2018
Blue Jays' Stroman makes 1st spring training start
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Marcus Stroman has his eyes on starting the Toronto Blue Jays’ fourth game of the regular season April 1 against the New York Yankees. Stroman pitched two hitless innings against...
Mar 17, 2018