Category Archives: Sports

EDMONTON - The house that Gretzky built is closing its doors. Edmonton city councillors unanimously approved a plan Wednesday to shutter Northlands Coliseum on Jan. 1, 2018. Councillors say it’s...

TORONTO - Mark Casse will attempt to achieve a rare double Saturday. Casse, Canada’s top trainer the last six years, chases a second straight win in the $800,000 Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Racetr...

BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN distanced itself from anchor Jemele Hill’s tweets one day after she called President Donald Trump “a white supremacist” and “a bigot.” “The co...

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - After nine different winners in the past nine women’s golf majors, the Evian Championship has no clear favourite when play begins Thursday. Even the LPGA Tour this seas...

Go ahead and add another title to Serena Williams’ collection: Mom. The tennis star announced via social media on Wednesday that she gave birth to a girl named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. William...

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. - Pittsburgh Steelers’ running back Le’Veon Bell jokingly tweeted during his preseason contract holdout that he might have to apply for a job at Dairy Queen. On Tuesday...

PHOENIX - A trial will begin for NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris, who allegedly assaulted a man outside a Phoenix recreation centre. Maricopa County Superior Court officials announced the trial...

TORONTO - The newly promoted Toronto Wolfpack have beefed up their roster for life in the second-tier of English rugby league, signing four players with some heavyweight credentials. Fresh off winning...

MONTREAL - For a third year in a row, the Montreal Alouettes have changed coaches in the middle of the season. With his team mired in a four-game losing streak, general manager Kavis Reed took over as...

KABUL - A suicide bomber struck outside a cricket stadium during a match in Afghanistan’s capital Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding 12 others, officials said. Kabul police sp...