Category Archives: Sports
Canadian luger Sam Edney wins World Cup silver on home track in Calgary
CALGARY - Sam Edney spun home-track advantage into silver at the Viessman Luge World Cup on Friday. The 33-year-old from Calgary finished second to Germany’s Felix Loch at Canada Olympic Park, w...
Dec 08, 2017
Eskimos re-sign Canadian kicker Sean Whyte through 2020 season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos re-signed pending free-agent kicker and Canadian Sean Whyte through the 2020 season on Friday. Whyte, a member of the 2015 Grey Cup champion team, appeared in six games...
Dec 08, 2017
Boisvert-Lacroix, Kodaira win World Cup speedskating races
KEARNS, Utah - Canadian Alex Boisvert-Lacroix won the men’s 500 metres and Japan’s Nao Kodaira took the women’s 500 on Friday on the opening day of the World Cup speedskating event a...
Dec 08, 2017
Columbus future front and centre in commissioner's state of the league address
TORONTO - Major League Soccer prefaced the annual commissioner’s annual state of the league address with news of increased player salary investment. And while Don Garber talked up successful exp...
Dec 08, 2017
Bowman takes silver, D'Artois earns bronze in World Cup half pipe competition
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. - Noah Bowman opened the season with a silver medal and fellow Canadian Simon D’Artois earned bronze Friday at a World Cup ski halfpipe competition that counts as an Olymp...
Dec 08, 2017
Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson says GM Marc Bergevin has his full support
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson has given general manager Marc Bergevin a vote of confidence. Molson made the comments to reporters on Friday following the NHL board of governo...
Dec 08, 2017
Canada's Fleming finalist for NCAA most outstanding female soccer player
Canadian soccer international Jessie Fleming has been named as one of three finalists for the 2017 women’s MAC Hermann Trophy. The MAC Hermann Trophy is presented annually to the most outstandin...
Dec 08, 2017
Linden: Vancouver Canucks excited at the prospect of a rival in Seattle
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Trevor Linden is looking forward to potentially driving to one of his team’s road games in the near future. The president of the Vancouver Canucks says the club welcomes the de...
Dec 08, 2017
Frei played the villain against his old team in Sounders' MLS win last season
TORONTO - Stefan Frei began his Major League Soccer career for Toronto FC and played five seasons for the Canadian franchise. His career highlight at BMO Field however didn’t come in a TFC goalk...
Dec 08, 2017
MLS Cup teams ready to play, tired of pre-game media, hype and hoopla
TORONTO - While reporters shivered on the sidelines, the MLS Cup final teams just went about their business in their final practice Friday. Thanks to a strong biting wind, the temperature of -1 Celsiu...
Dec 08, 2017