Category Archives: Sports
Ten NFL clubs want to visit with Laval Route et Or tight end Antony Auclair
It’s two down, eight to go for Antony Auclair. The Laval tight end has visited with two NFL teams since holding his pro day last month. A total of 17 NFL scouts and Montreal Alouettes GM Kavis R...
Apr 04, 2017
Sens' playoff push gets unexpected boost with return of forward MacArthur
OTTAWA - Clarke MacArthur will make his surprising season debut for the Ottawa Senators, months after it looked like his entire season would be lost due to persistent concussion issues. Senators gener...
Apr 04, 2017
Is the NHL really done with the 2018 Olympics? Five questions answered
The hockey world is suddenly engulfed with question marks after the NHL announced that it wouldn’t be attending the 2018 Olympics. Here are five questions answered: 1. Is this really over? Proba...
Apr 04, 2017
Some unfamiliar names could play for Canada without NHL at 2018 Winter Games
Even though the NHL has rejected the 2018 Winter Olympics, there should be no shortage of Canadians ready to put on the Maple Leaf and compete for gold. Even ex-defenceman and noted jokester Mike Comm...
Apr 04, 2017
Montreal Alouettes sign veteran offensive lineman Olafioye to extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed American offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye to a three-year contract extension through the 2019 season Tuesday. Montreal acquired the six-foot-six, 325-pound Ola...
Apr 04, 2017
Former CFL commissioner Doug Mitchell named to Colorado College hall of fame
COLORADO SPINGS, Colo. - Calgary lawyer Doug Mitchell, a former CFL player, commissioner and member of the NHL board of governors, will be inducted into the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame next...
Apr 04, 2017
1 year to go: Gold Coast counts down to Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Just days after floods devastated nearby cities and towns, one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations is marking the one-year countdown to the Commonwealth Game...
Apr 04, 2017
Champions dinner a tradition unlike any other at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Phil Mickelson can think of only one way that the Tuesday night dinner for Masters champions can get any better: to be the host. Mickelson has served in that capacity three times as the...
Apr 04, 2017
Cowboys QB Tony Romo retiring, replacing Phil Simms at CBS
DALLAS - Tony Romo couldn’t bring himself to use the word “retired” and didn’t have an answer for whether he would have decided to replace another former quarterback in Phil Si...
Apr 04, 2017
LA, Paris share 2024 plans with Olympic leaders
AARHUS, Denmark - The two bid cities in the 2024 Olympic race addressed voters and sports leaders on Tuesday. Only one talked about “the elephant in the room.” That is a possible double vo...
Apr 04, 2017