Category Archives: Sports
From Olympics to Rogers Cup: five Canadian sports stories to watch in 2018
From the Olympics to the Commonwealth Games to a newly minted hometown star competing at the Rogers Cup, 2018 will be a jam-packed year for Canadian sports fans. Here are some of the top stories to wa...
Dec 26, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NFL Pittsburgh 34 Houston 6 Philadelphia 19 Oakland 10 — NBA Philadelphia 105 New York 98 Golden State 99 Cleveland 92 Washington 111 Boston 103 Oklahoma City 112 Houston 10...
Dec 25, 2017
Canucks' Alexander Burmistrov retiring from NHL, heading back to KHL
Vancouver Canucks forward Alexander Burmistrov is retiring from the NHL and will continue his career in the Kontinental Hockey League, his agent says. Burmistrov’s agent, Dan Milstein, confirmed...
Dec 25, 2017
Spengler Cup offers Canada last chance to look at potential Olympic hopefuls
With a good part of its Olympic roster already set, hockey players looking for a spot Team Canada will get one final chance to prove themselves at the Spengler Cup. Canada, a two-time defending champi...
Dec 25, 2017
Carter Hart's confidence infectious for Canada ahead of world junior championship
Always smiling, friendly and articulate, Carter Hart was suddenly flustered when a reporter started to rhyme off his statistics with the Western Hockey League’s Everett Silvertips. “Whoa, ...
Dec 25, 2017
Chargers stay in AFC playoff mix with 14-7 win over Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers are still hanging around in the AFC playoff hunt. They had to sweat out a 14-7 win against the New York Jets on Sunday, but they̵...
Dec 24, 2017
Rams clinch 1st NFC West title since '03, beat Titans 27-23
NASHVILLE - The Los Angeles Rams and first-year coach Sean McVay saved the real celebration for the locker room. That’s where McVay, the youngest coach in modern NFL history, channeled wrestler ...
Dec 24, 2017
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis still coy about future after win
CINCINNATI - Marvin Lewis knew what everybody was wondering: Is this his farewell to Cincinnati? “I guess everybody’s writing me off,” Lewis said, after his Bengals rallied for a 26-...
Dec 24, 2017
Defence propels Saints past Falcons, into playoffs
NEW ORLEANS - Whether it was the weirdest interception of Marshon Lattimore’s football life or a ball-dislodging hit by Tyeler Davison near the goal line, the Saints’ defence poetically ti...
Dec 24, 2017
Playoff-bound Panthers riding high behind opportunistic 'D'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Panthers defence appears to be peaking at the right time. Carolina clinched a post-season berth on Sunday with a 22-19 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in large part behind the ...
Dec 24, 2017