Category Archives: Sports
Five CFL prospects deemed ineligible for 2017 draft for anti-doping violations
TORONTO - Five prospects for the 2017 CFL draft have been deemed ineligible for anti-doping violations, the league announced Thursday. Kent State long-snapper Kain Kain Anzovino, McGill receiver Moy M...
May 04, 2017
B.C. Lions announce Canadian receiver Shawn Gore has retired from football
SURREY, B.C. - Canadian receiver Shawn Gore has retired from football, the B.C. Lions announced Thursday. In seven CFL seasons with the Lions, the 30-year-old had 307 catches for 3,911 yards and 20 to...
May 04, 2017
Rocky's muse: Boxer who inspired Stallone gets his moment
BAYONNE, N.J. - Forty-two years after he stepped into the ring against Muhammad Ali as a 40-to-1 underdog, Chuck Wepner’s business card still has a picture of the moment when he knocked down the...
May 04, 2017
Star point guard Kyle Lowry misses Raptors practice with sore ankle
TORONTO - The Raptors may have to face Cleveland on Friday without Kyle Lowry. Toronto’s dogged point guard is questionable after spraining his left ankle in Wednesday’s 125-103 loss to th...
May 04, 2017
Top prospect Pierre-Luc Dubois rebounds to lead Armada into QMJHL final
Being drafted third overall behind Calder Trophy nominees Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine comes with plenty of pressure and expectations. The process has made for a roller-coaster last 11 months for ...
May 04, 2017
Spurs' Tony Parker out for rest of playoffs with quad injury
One of Gregg Popovich’s top priorities in the final weeks of the regular season was making sure the San Antonio Spurs got veteran point guard Tony Parker healthy and in rhythm for the playoff pu...
May 04, 2017
Crosby skates at Penguins practice, concussion recovery remains 'day-to-day process'
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby skated at the Penguins practice facility Thursday, two days after the team confirmed he was suffering from another concussion. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Crosby...
May 04, 2017
Flyers, Avs add chemistry as Canada goes for world championship gold
The Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Avalanche didn’t make the NHL playoffs. Instead, they’ve set up shop on Team Canada. Five Flyers and four Avalanche are on coach Jon Cooper’s squ...
May 04, 2017
Victim's mom denied access to Aaron Hernandez's remains
BOSTON - Lawyers for the mother of a man Aaron Hernandez was convicted of killing won’t be allowed access to his brain, blood and urine samples in support of her wrongful death suit against the ...
May 04, 2017
Brazil leads unchanged top 20 in FIFA rankings
ZURICH - Brazil leads an unchanged top 20 in the FIFA rankings while Canada rose one spot to No. 108. None of the leading South American and European national teams played in April, but Brazil extende...
May 04, 2017