Category Archives: Sports
With the finish line in sight, Chan finds inspiration in change of scenery
VANCOUVER - Patrick Chan has found inspiration in the natural beauty of Canada’s west coast. The three-time world figure skating champion had a rough start to his final season, finishing off the...
Jan 10, 2018
League-leading Lightning get 4 All-Stars as they play host
The league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning’s top performers will be on full display when the city hosts NHL All-Star Weekend later this month. Top scorer Nikita Kucherov, goaltender Andrei Vasilevsk...
Jan 10, 2018
Raptors' Ibaka, Heat's Johnson suspended one game each for throwing punches
NEW YORK - The NBA has suspended Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka and Miami Heat forward James Johnson one game each without pay for throwing punches at one another. The incident occurred with 7:50...
Jan 10, 2018
Serena Williams says she had health scare after baby's birth
Serena Williams tells Vogue that she dealt with a medical scare right after the birth of her daughter. In a story in the magazine’s February issue and posted Wednesday on Vogue.com , Williams di...
Jan 10, 2018
Canada set to name team that will try for 3rd straight Olympic men's hockey gold
CALGARY - The Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team that will try for a third straight gold medal next month will be announced Thursday. Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee issued a jo...
Jan 10, 2018
Toronto Argonauts sign Canadians Llevi Noel, D.J. Sackey to contract extensions
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed receiver Llevi Noel and offensive lineman D.J. Sackey to contract extensions that will keep the Canadians with the CFL club through the 2019 season. The six-foot...
Jan 10, 2018
Star springer De Grasse headlines Commonwealth Games athletics team
OTTAWA - Star sprinter Andre De Grasse will lead Canada’s track and field team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Athletics Canada announced its roster of 46 athletes and p...
Jan 10, 2018
Bats, Flachez, Duverne to he Garde's assistant coaches with Impact
MONTREAL - When Canada played its first game at its one and only trip to the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, it was against France and Joel Bats was the French goalkeeper. Now Bats will see more Canadian...
Jan 10, 2018
Longtime Tim Hortons executive named commissioner of Canadian Premier League
TORONTO - Longtime Tim Hortons executive David Clanachan has been appointed the first chairman and commissioner of the Canadian Premier League. The men’s pro soccer league, which has been on the...
Jan 10, 2018
Kingsbury in fine form as he chases only award that has eluded him: Olympic gold
CALGARY - Mikael Kingsbury cannot remember who gave him the T-shirt, but the first time he wore it at a World Cup moguls event he came away with a silver medal. He was 18 at the time, and it was his f...
Jan 04, 2018