Category Archives: Sports
Stampeders linebacker Singleton named CFL's outstanding defensive player
OTTAWA - Calgary Stampeders linebacker Alex Singleton is the CFL’s outstanding defensive player. Singleton captured the honour Thursday night at the league’s awards banquet. Montreal Aloue...
Nov 23, 2017
Calgary's Roy Finch captures CFL's top special-teams player award
OTTAWA - Kick-returner Roy Finch of the Calgary Stampeders is the CFL’s outstanding special-teams player. Finch was honoured Thursday at the league’s annual awards banquet. Diontae Spencer...
Nov 23, 2017
Winnipeg's Stanley Bryant captures CFL's outstanding lineman award
OTTAWA - Stanley Bryant of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers captured the CFL’s top lineman award Thursday night. Bryant received the honour at the CFL’s awards banquet. Centre Sean McEwen of the ...
Nov 23, 2017
Toronto running back Wilder Jr. captures CFL's outstanding rookie award
OTTAWA - Running back James Wilder Jr. of the Toronto Argonauts is the CFL’s outstanding rookie. Wilder captured the honour Thursday at the league’s awards banquet. Receiver Marken Michel ...
Nov 23, 2017
Rivers, Chargers beat fading Cowboys 28-6 on Thanksgiving
ARLINGTON, Texas - Philip Rivers was more than comfortable on the Thanksgiving stage for the first time in his 14 NFL seasons. Same with Keenan Allen, who didn’t have to wait nearly that long. R...
Nov 23, 2017
Keenum-led Vikings beat Lions 30-23, adding to division lead
DETROIT - Case Keenum stood in the pocket to take a hit, dipped his right shoulder to slip out of a sack and shuffled his feet in the pocket to give his receivers more time to get open. Looking like a...
Nov 23, 2017
Travel over for TFC, which is one home win away from another MLS Cup appearance
TORONTO - The travel is over for Toronto FC, which is one home win away from a second straight MLS Cup appearance. After tying Columbus 0-0 in the Ohio capital on Tuesday night, the Toronto players we...
Nov 23, 2017
Wolfpack coach expects rugby league side to have target on its back -- again
Toronto Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley expects his team to have a target on its back next year in the second-tier Championship. Just as it did in its inaugural 2017 rugby league campaign in the Kingstone ...
Nov 23, 2017
Canada looks to continue climb up world rugby rankings in Fiji test match
Three games into his tenure as Canada rugby coach, Kingsley Jones can take satisfaction in seeing movement up the world rankings. On the back of their 37-27 comeback win over No. 20 Spain on Saturday,...
Nov 23, 2017
Cracking the code of Lake Louise course not easy, say Canada's downhillers
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Some consider it easy, but Canada’s World Cup downhill course can make a fool of those who disrespect it. At 3.1 kilometres long, with a vertical drop of 826 metres, the tra...
Nov 23, 2017