Category Archives: Sports
Canadian women's rugby sevens team in France, waiting for luggage to join them
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team has made it to France for the final stop of the World Series season. But its luggage was not so fortunate. The Canadian women ...
Jun 20, 2017
New Saskatchewan hockey rule limiting where girls can play has parents upset
Parents say a new rule restricting where girls from rural Saskatchewan can play hockey should be put on ice. The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has said that, starting in the 2018-19 season, girls un...
Jun 20, 2017
Rugby rivals break heads, then break bread as game's camaraderie continues
MARKHAM, Ont. - After getting punched in the jaw during Canada’s weekend rugby loss to Romania in Edmonton, Tyler Ardron found himself chatting with his assailant at the post-game meal. Hooker O...
Jun 20, 2017
OJ Simpson gets July 20 parole hearing date in Nevada
LAS VEGAS - Imprisoned former football star O.J. Simpson has a July 20 parole hearing that could have him released from a Nevada prison on Oct. 1, a state parole official said Tuesday. Simpson, now 70...
Jun 20, 2017
Montreal lightweight John Makdessi to take on Sage Northcutt at UFC 214
TORONTO - Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi is stepping in for the injured Claudio Puelles against (Super) Sage Northcutt at UFC 214. The pay-per-view card, headlined by the light-heavywei...
Jun 20, 2017
Growing rivalry highlighted as TFC visits Impact in Canadian Championship play
MONTREAL - Patrice Bernier goes back 17 years when the topic turns to the Montreal-Toronto soccer rivalry. For Bernier, the Montreal Impact’s loss to Toronto FC in the Major League Soccer Easter...
Jun 20, 2017
Whitecaps coach Robinson says defender Williams has a future in Vancouver
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson said defender Sheanon Williams has a place with the club after he serves a suspension stemming from an assault charge last week. “One hundred per cent,...
Jun 20, 2017
Agent: Tiger Woods in a clinic for handling pain medication
Tiger Woods has checked into a clinic to get help dealing with prescription medication for pain and a sleep disorder, and his agent is not sure how long he will stay. Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports Ma...
Jun 20, 2017
After a year of big strides, B.C. Lions looking to unseat Stampeders in 2017
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions took some important strides in 2016. With legendary head coach Wally Buono back on the sidelines, the CFL club rebounded with a 12-6 record after a couple disappointing seas...
Jun 20, 2017
Eskimos enter 2017 with high-flying offence, suspect defence, and penalty woes
EDMONTON - The fortunes of the Edmonton Eskimos in 2017 rest on a high-flying offence, fixing a suspect defence, and spiking a recurring problem with penalties. It’s Year Two of head coach Jason...
Jun 20, 2017