Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Harvey races to sixth-place finish at cross-country skiing World Cup
LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Canada’s Alex Harvey put down another impressive sixth-place finish in the 30-kilometre skiathlon race on Sunday at the World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway. Harvey of St-Ferre...
Dec 03, 2017
Toronto FC train in fog Sunday, but MLS Cup final weather looks decent
TORONTO - With the MLS Cup final coming just 16 days before Christmas, snow and cold have been a concern. But Toronto FC woke up to a wall of fog Sunday. Players all but disappeared as they walked ont...
Dec 03, 2017
Second no longer, Tina Weirather wins World Cup super-G in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Tina Weirather finally stepped to the top of the podium in Lake Louise, Alta., with a victory in Sunday’s World-Cup super-G. The 28-year-old from Liechtenstein had been seco...
Dec 03, 2017
Canada's Boisvert-Lacroix wins gold in 500 metres at speedskating World Cup
CALGARY - Alex Boisvert-Lacroix needed to play the waiting game en route to a gold medal in the 500 metres at the World Cup speedskating event Sunday. Boisvert-Lacroix posted a time of 34.31 seconds i...
Dec 03, 2017
'Pep Time': Silva the saviour in another Man City late show
MANCHESTER, England - Maybe they’ll start calling it “Pep Time.” For the third time in a week, Manchester City left it late to secure a 2-1 victory in the Premier League and set a re...
Dec 03, 2017
Gough, Canada earns double fourth-place finishes at luge World Cup
ALTENBERG, Germany - Alex Gough was fourth in the women’s race before leading her Canadian mates to the same finish in the second team relay of the luge World Cup season on Sunday in Altenberg, ...
Dec 03, 2017
Oilers claim defenceman Brandon Davidson off waivers from Canadiens
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers claimed defenceman Brandon Davidson off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Davidson, 26, has appeared in 13 games with Montreal this season, earning one assi...
Dec 03, 2017
Sharks' Thornton fined for slashing Lightning's Johnson
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton $5,000 for slashing. The punishment was issued Sunday by the league’s player safety department. Thornton slashed Tampa Bay Light...
Dec 03, 2017
Jacobs heavy with open draw to give Koe extra-end win at Roar of the Rings
OTTAWA - Team Brad Jacobs couldn’t hide its frustration after throwing a game away at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings on Sunday. Jacobs whipped his broom down the ice to the hack. Ryan Harnden...
Dec 03, 2017
All-SEC title game on horizon? Alabama gets nod over Ohio St
Back in January 2012, the day after Alabama beat LSU in the BCS championship game, the commissioners of the FBS conferences gathered in New Orleans to discuss the future of the college football post-s...
Dec 03, 2017