Category Archives: Sports
Ottawa Senators ruduce capcity at Canadian Tire Centre by 1,500 seats
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk believes less could mean more. Tired of seeing too many empty seats, the NHL club has made the decision to reduce capacity at Canadian Tire Centre by 1,500 to about...
Sep 07, 2017
List of potential North American World Cup sites narrowed
CHICAGO - Forty-one cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada have submitted preliminary bids to host 2026 World Cup matches. The North American bid committee said Thursday its proposal will be s...
Sep 07, 2017
Lions host Alouettes with both clubs desperate to snap three-game losing streaks
VANCOUVER - Wally Buono relaxed on British Columbia’s picturesque Sunshine Coast for a couple days before taking a trip up to Whistler. Solomon Elimimian visited friends south of the border and ...
Sep 07, 2017
Star in the Making: Canadian tennis sensation Shapovalov reflects on wild month
TORONTO - Canadians were captivated by the play of Denis Shapovalov at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. The rest of the world took notice at the U.S. Open in New York. The 18-year-old went from playing low...
Sep 07, 2017
Science Says: How repeated head blows affect the brain
CHICAGO - Researchers are tackling fresh questions about a degenerative brain disease now that it has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players after death. The suspected cause is rep...
Sep 07, 2017
Jets sign coach Paul Maurice, GM Kevin Cheveldayoff to contract extensions
WINNIPEG - Jets co-owner Mark Chipman had no doubt general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and head coach Paul Maurice deserved their multi-year contract extensions that were announced Thursday. The team h...
Sep 07, 2017
Canada's Patrick Jarvis runs for president of International Paralympic Committee
CALGARY - Patrick Jarvis believed he’d met all the criteria at the national championship to run the 1,500 and 800 metres for Canada at the 1988 Paralympic Games. He was told, however, that Canad...
Sep 07, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Boston 6 Toronto 1 Minnesota 10 Tampa Bay 6 Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 1 Kansas City 13 Detroit 2 Cleveland 5 Chicago White Sox 1 Houston 5 Seattle 3 N.Y. Yankee...
Sep 06, 2017
Canadian Raonic says Shapovalov's U.S. Open run was "fun to watch"
NEW YORK - Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic says he’s recovering well from the left wrist surgery that forced him to miss the U.S. Open. And while the No. 11 ranked player couldn’t compet...
Sep 06, 2017
Fister sharp again, Bradley homers; Red Sox beat Jays 6-1
BOSTON - Doug Fister has quickly gone from a pitcher looking for a big league job right into being a key starter for a team chasing a division title. Fister gave up one run over seven innings, Jackie ...
Sep 06, 2017