Category Archives: Sports
Oilers' Chiarelli, Senators' Dorion finalists for GM of the year award
NEW YORK - Peter Chiarelli of the Edmonton Oilers and Pierre Dorion of the Ottawa Senators are among the three finalists for the 2016-17 General Manager of the Year award. David Poile of the Nashville...
May 16, 2017
Missed bunt in eighth inning proves costly for Blue Jays in loss to Braves
TORONTO - Despite a pair of doubles earlier in the game, Devon Travis was unable to execute when the Blue Jays needed him the most on Tuesday. Travis was signalled to bunt with two on, no outs and Tor...
May 16, 2017
Commission Garber says Impact not ready to host MLS all-star game
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact will need to start selling out their stadium regularly before they will be considered to play host to an Major League Soccer all-star game, commissioner Don Garber said ...
May 16, 2017
Poll suggests Calgarians support a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics
CALGARY - About two-thirds of Calgarians and Bow Valley residents support a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, a new poll suggests. The Calgary Bid Exploration Committee surveyed approx...
May 16, 2017

Canada finishes preliminary round with 5-2 win over Finland, will face Germany
PARIS - Mitch Marner’s hockey sense has won him a few admirers early in his hockey career. You can add Canada head coach Jon Cooper to that list. Marner scored twice on Tuesday and Canada’...
May 16, 2017
Calgary Stampeders add quarterback Ricky Stanzi to rookie-camp roster
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have added quarterback Ricky Stanzi and a pair of running backs to their rookie-camp roster. Stanzi, 29, spent time with six different NFL teams after he was drafted b...
May 16, 2017
Argonauts veteran pivot Ray eager to play under old foes Popp and Trestman
Ricky Ray has played a lot of big games in his career against teams run by Jim Popp and coached by Marc Trestman. Now the 37-year-old quarterback will have the former Montreal Alouettes on his side as...
May 16, 2017

After splitting series in Pittsburgh, Senators hope for more offence at home
PITTSBURGH - They have split two games scoring a combined two goals. They have limited the offensively gifted Pittsburgh Penguins to two goals. They have gone 1-1 on the road against the defending Sta...
May 16, 2017
Toronto FC coaches hold bragging rights when it comes to record win streak
Toronto FC may be on a franchise-record six-game win streak but the current crop of players has a way to go before it catches its coaching staff. Head coach Greg Vanney and assistants Robin Fraser and...
May 16, 2017
Edmonton defenceman Andrej Sekera out 6-9 months with torn knee ligament
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andrej Sekera will be out for six to nine months with a torn knee ligament. General manager Peter Chiarelli told a news conference today that the blue-liner will have ACL su...
May 16, 2017