Category Archives: Sports
A quick look at the history of the Toronto Blue Jays and their home stadium
TORONTO - A look at the ownership history of the Toronto Blue Jays and the domed stadium the team calls home. Origins: The Blue Jays were created in 1976 for a 1977 expansion of the American League. O...
Dec 06, 2017
QMJHL commissioner Courteau: Canada has considered junior players for Olympics
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau says he has talked with Hockey Canada about using junior players at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics. Adding junior players - amateurs u...
Dec 06, 2017
Toronto FC players make the best of a chilly training session ahead of MLS Cup
TORONTO - Mother Nature offered a taste Wednesday of what MLS Cup final day offers - chilly temperatures with a twist. On Wednesday, it was a stiff, biting wind that swept across Toronto FC’s la...
Dec 06, 2017
Opposing MLS Cup final goalkeepers may be the best ever to wear Toronto FC red
TORONTO - Saturday’s MLS Cup final will feature arguably Toronto FC’s two finest goalkeepers. Stefan Frei, who played 82 games for Toronto from 2009 to 2013, led the league with 13 shutout...
Dec 06, 2017
Hockey Canada announces selection camp roster for world junior championship
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s only representatives at Canada’s world junior selection camp got there through their hard work outside of Hockey Canada’s development program....
Dec 06, 2017
Canucks forward Dorsett 'at peace' with decision to end career due to spine injury
VANCOUVER - Derek Dorsett never backed down from a challenge. But when confronted with the possibility of not being able to hug his two sons, Dorsett knew he made the right decision to step away from ...
Dec 06, 2017
Five players who Canada may lose from its Olympics roster if the KHL boycotts
Russia’s ban from the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics could force Hockey Canada to drastically alter its course in assembling a men’s national team. After the NHL pulled out of particip...
Dec 06, 2017
Ellie Goulding, DJ Kygo to perform during Super Bowl week
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. - Ellie Goulding and DJ Kygo have been announced as the latest acts to perform in Minnesota during a star-studded Super Bowl week. The Grammy-nominated Goulding and Norwegian electro...
Dec 06, 2017
Carey and Koe post afternoon wins to remain unbeaten at Olympic Trials
OTTAWA - Brad Jacobs stood by the hack with his arms crossed. Jennifer Jones was sporting a nonplussed look at the other end of the rink. Both reigning Olympic champions took it on the chin Wednesday ...
Dec 06, 2017
CP NewsAlert: Putin says he will not stop Russian athletes from competing
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will not stop the country’s athletes from competing at Pyeongchang Olympics. James Ellingworth, The Associated Press
Dec 06, 2017