Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Rory MacDonald to fight Lima for Bellator world welterweight title
TORONTO - Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald will face Bellator welterweight champion Douglas (The Phenom) Lima on Jan. 20 in Los Angeles. MacDonald, a former UFC 170-pound contender, won his Bellator...
Sep 20, 2017

Stampeder returner Roy Finch overcomes ADD, suspension to post record season
CALGARY - Tackling his attention deficit disorder initially cost Roy Finch yards on the football field. The Calgary Stampeders running back says managing the condition is a factor behind his record-se...
Sep 20, 2017
Alouettes opt to avoid "chaos:" stick with struggling Durant at quarterback
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will sink or swim with Darian Durant at quarterback. There was little other choice but to stick with Durant despite a nightmarish performance last week in which the 3...
Sep 20, 2017

De Grasse & Co. relishing down time, chance to focus on off-track endeavours
TORONTO - Canada’s men’s sprint story at last month’s world track and field championships began with the disastrous news that Andre De Grasse was out with an injury. It ended with th...
Sep 20, 2017
Promising young defenceman practising patience as he tries to crack Sens' roster
OTTAWA - Thomas Chabot understands that he needs to be patient. Drafted 18th overall by Ottawa in 2015, Chabot is coming off a spectacular junior season and expectations are sky-high for the 20-year-o...
Sep 20, 2017
Jake LaMotta, boxer who inspired 'Raging Bull,' dies at 95
Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialized by Robert De Niro in the film “Raging Bull,” has died. He was 95. The former mid...
Sep 20, 2017

QMJHL Preview: Groulx, McIsaac, Gravel leading Mooseheads' youth movement
The Halifax Mooseheads hope an exciting crop of draft-eligible players will help the team move on from the likely departure of star sniper Nico Hischier. The Swiss prospect was selected first overall ...
Sep 20, 2017

Otters in tough to repeat as OHL champions with new coach and minus offensive stars
The Erie Otters will begin their Ontario Hockey League title defence with a rookie coach and without many of the stars that helped them to a CHL-record fourth straight 50-win season in 2016-17. With l...
Sep 20, 2017
Rugby Canada looks to turn men's program around with new coach and framework
TORONTO - After firing coach Mark Anscombe following a failed first crack at World Cup qualifying, Rugby Canada is starting to put the people in place to help turn around the men’s national team...
Sep 20, 2017
CFL issues maximum fine against B.C. Lions linebacker Micah Awe for hits
TORONTO - B.C. Lions linebacker Micah Awe was fined the maximum amount by the CFL on Wednesday for his hits on Calgary Stampeders running backs Jerome Messam and Roy Finch. Messam, the CFL rushing lea...
Sep 20, 2017