Category Archives: Sports
Bradford, Vikings cruise past Saints 29-19 in opener
MINNEAPOLIS - Sam Bradford set the NFL record for completion percentage for Minnesota last season, his accuracy aided by the volume of short passes under heavy pressure. With protection from the rush,...
Sep 11, 2017

Ryan Goins goes deep, Marco Estrada solid as Blue Jays top Orioles 4-3
TORONTO - Darwin Barney has been doing just about everything for the Blue Jays lately. That includes providing some comic relief. Barney hit a double in the second inning of Toronto’s 4-3 win ov...
Sep 11, 2017
Former Expos scouting director, Blue Jays adviser Mel Didier dead at 90
TORONTO - Mel Didier, a former scouting director for the Montreal Expos who finished his career as a senior adviser for the Toronto Blue Jays, died Monday. He was 90. Didier spent seven decades in bas...
Sep 11, 2017
Canadian tennis prospect Auger-Aliassime chasing pal Shapovalov up ATP rankings
While Denis Shapovalov climbs the ATP rankings, another Canadian is hot on his tail. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s victory in a Challenger tournament in Seville, Spain last week moved the 17-year-old ...
Sep 11, 2017

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson hopes to start skating in 2-3 weeks
OTTAWA - While most of his teammates were set to tee off in the Senators’ annual charity golf tournament Monday, captain Erik Karlsson was sporting flip-flops and talking about his recovery from...
Sep 11, 2017
Blue Jays' Sanchez ready to close the door on injury-filled 2017 season
TORONTO - Aaron Sanchez is ready to put his finger issues behind him and never look back. A frustrating season came to a close for the Blue Jays right-hander over the weekend when the team officially ...
Sep 11, 2017
IOC seeks more information regarding vote-buying case
LIMA, Peru - The International Olympic Committee is seeking more information about an alleged vote-buying scheme for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics that has landed one of its own members in legal trouble...
Sep 11, 2017
Canadiens hope search for first-line centre ends with off-season catch Drouin
LAVAL, Que. - Every year since he was named general manager of the Montreal Canadiens in 2012, Marc Bergevin has been asked who will be the club’s first-line centre. He admits it’s a good ...
Sep 11, 2017

Canada's sledge hockey team aims to back up world title with Paralympic gold
CALGARY - Canada’s sledge hockey veteran says the team can handle the pressure of being the defending world champions heading into the Paralympic Games. When you play hockey for Canada, there...
Sep 11, 2017
Muguruza joins US Open champion Nadal at No. 1 for Spain
NEW YORK - Garbine Muguruza made her debut at No. 1 on Monday, joining U.S. Open champion Rafael Nadal in making Spain the first country since the United States 14 years ago to top the WTA and ATP ran...
Sep 11, 2017