Category Archives: Sports
Punchless Habs face high-flying Leafs as NHL's oldest rivalry resumes
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens know all too well that the Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer to be taken lightly. Led by gifted youngsters Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander, t...
Oct 13, 2017
Ecuador suspends 5 players for leaving training base
QUITO, Ecuador - Five players have been suspended indefinitely from Ecuador’s national soccer team for leaving the squad’s training base without permission a day before a key match this we...
Oct 13, 2017
Canadian men's curling championship to be held in Brandon in 2019
ORLEANS, Ont. - The Tim Hortons Brier will be played at Westman Communications Group Place in Brandon, Man., in March 2019. It will be the first time the city has served as host of the Canadian men...
Oct 13, 2017
Los Angeles honours Tommy Lasorda as Dodgers enter NLCS
LOS ANGELES - As the Dodgers head into Game 1 of the NL Championship Series, the Los Angeles City Council has honoured former manager Tommy Lasorda with a celebration of his recent 90th birthday. Coun...
Oct 13, 2017
New lifestyle benefiting Canada's Christopher Spring ahead of bobsled season
Canadian bobsled pilot Christopher Spring decided at the end of the summer that he was going to dramatically change his lifestyle. He sold his car, got rid of the majority of his belongings and purcha...
Oct 13, 2017
Bigger cheques start arriving for Canada's Olympians and Paralympians
CALGARY - A pay raise for Canada’s Olympians and Paralympians is rolling out with the Winter Games just weeks away. Sports Minister Kent Hehr revealed details of the increased money going into t...
Oct 13, 2017
Arena quits after US World Cup failure, Gulati stays for now
NEW YORK - Bruce Arena quickly resigned as U.S. coach after the Americans’ failure to qualify for the World Cup. U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati is staying around, at least for now...
Oct 13, 2017
GSP ignores Bisping barbs, promises to win comeback bout at UFC 217 in New York
TORONTO - It seemed only fitting that the UFC chose the Hockey Hall of Fame to hype Georges St-Pierre’s comeback fight against middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Back in 2010, UFC president ...
Oct 13, 2017
Whitecaps hope to clinch top playoff seeding with win over San Jose
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson doesn’t mind saying I told you so. If the Whitecaps defeat the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday at BC Place Stadium, Vancouver will clinch first place ...
Oct 13, 2017
Del Potro has wrist placed in splint after fall in Shanghai
SHANGHAI - Juan Martin del Potro’s bruised left wrist was placed in a splint after a nasty fall while winning his quarterfinal at the Shanghai Masters on Friday. Del Potro is due to play Roger F...
Oct 13, 2017