Category Archives: Sports
For Jozy Altidore, move to Toronto FC has allowed him to find his happy place
TORONTO - After his playoff heroics, Jozy Altidore may never have to buy a drink again in Toronto. It’s a theory that may already have been tested, judging from his woozy performance at Toronto ...
Dec 13, 2017
Redblacks re-sign quarterback Trevor Harris for 2018 season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed quarterback Trevor Harris for the 2018 CFL season. Harris finished tied for the CFL lead in touchdown passes with 30 and fourth in passing yards with 4,679...
Dec 13, 2017
No More Shootouts: Strong defence will be Canada's backbone at world juniors
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Canada’s junior hockey team has a simple rule for the 2018 world championship: No more shootouts. Head coach Dominique Ducharme and his defensive corps have made it their ...
Dec 13, 2017
Atiba Hutchinson named Canada's top male soccer player for sixth time
TORONTO - Atiba Hutchinson has been named Canadian male soccer player of the year for the a record sixth time. The 34-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont., helped Besiktas to its second straight Tu...
Dec 13, 2017
Lionsgate giving global run to Boston Marathon documentary
BOSTON - The first feature-length documentary about the Boston Marathon is getting a global run. Lionsgate said Tuesday it has released “Boston” in 96 countries. It says the Jon Dunham fil...
Dec 13, 2017
Costas wins Hall's Frick Award for baseball broadcasting
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As a boy, Bob Costas took a cross-country drive with his dad, delighting in spinning the radio dial and listening “through the crackle and static” to broadcasts fr...
Dec 13, 2017
'Inflammatory' claims cited in appeal of Saskatchewan swimming mishap settlement
REGINA - The University of Regina is appealing a jury’s decision that awarded $9.1 million to a woman who was left a quadriplegic after a swimming accident at the school. Miranda Biletski was 16...
Dec 13, 2017
Froome found to have double the legal limit of asthma drug
PARIS - Chris Froome failed a doping test during the Spanish Vuelta in September and is facing a suspension from cycling ahead of his attempt to win a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title next y...
Dec 13, 2017
IOC confident 2020 Tokyo Games will not be tainted by doping
TOKYO - The International Olympic Committee expects Japan to lead the way against doping when Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympics. IOC vice-president John Coates said Wednesday that Japan had “one of ...
Dec 13, 2017
Canadian wingback Raheem Edwards criss-crosses North America in one day
TORONTO - It’s been four days and three teams since Raheem Edwards celebrated winning the MLS Cup final with Toronto FC. The 22-year-old wingback from Mississauga found himself - briefly - a mem...
Dec 13, 2017