Category Archives: Sports

LONDON - When Rose Nathike Lokonyen crouches at the start line of the 800 metres on Thursday, her race will be a victory before the starting gun even sounds. Her blue race singlet will read “Ref...

BARCELONA, Spain - Eight months after surviving the plane crash that killed most of his Chapecoense teammates, Alan Ruschel played his first minutes of football on Monday when his Brazilian club met B...

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is challenging his Vermont counterpart to a drag race. Sununu tweeted to Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday, saying that “rumour on the street is t...

MANKATO, Minn. - Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said Monday that he is ready to commit nearly $150 million to Andrew Wiggins with a max-level extension of his rookie contract. Before he does...

TORONTO - The top eight women’s seeds at the Rogers Cup held round table interviews with media on Monday. Here are some of their most memorable quotes: “I was actually taking (my dog) here...

For Canadian coach Francois Ratier, the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup marks an end to one chapter of his working life. The French-born Ratier, who now calls Montreal home, took the Canadian women...

LONDON - For a couple of minutes Monday night, Aaron Brown believed perhaps Canada’s luck at the world track and field championships was turning. He’d raced to a victory in his 200-metre h...

TORONTO - Matt Black is back with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran defensive back rejoined the Argos on Monday after being released by the CFL club last week. Toronto also signed defensive lineman L...

SOCHI, Russia - Roman Lyubimov scored the winner on the power play as Russia held on for a 3-2 victory over Canada on Monday to wrap-up preliminary round play at the Sochi Hockey Open. Stanislav Galiy...

Not only will Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and most of the best hockey players in the world not be going to the Olympics, neither will anyone on an NHL contract. The league has decid...