Category Archives: Sports
Former Expos star Raines gets long ovation from Big O to honour Hall nomination
MONTREAL - Tim Raines returned to Olympic Stadium as a hero. The former Montreal Expos outfielder, who was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in January, got a long, thunderous ovation when he was int...
Mar 31, 2017
Brad Gushue leads Canadian team at world men's curling championship
EDMONTON - A most unusual season has turned out to be one of the more successful campaigns of Brad Gushue’s career. The recently crowned Tim Hortons Brier champion is hoping to ride the momentum...
Mar 31, 2017
Women's hockey a winner and a loser in lead-up to world championship
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Women’s hockey took a step forward and a step back in the span of a day this week. Over 100 players in and outside the United States national team pool exercised collective pow...
Mar 31, 2017
Judge: 2 athletes can pursue suit against Al Jazeera
WASHINGTON - A federal judge says two Major League Baseball players can go ahead with their lawsuit on claims that an Al Jazeera documentary defamed them by linking them to performance-enhancing drugs...
Mar 31, 2017
Pistons' Caldwell-Pope cited for driving while intoxicated
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after police say he was spotted speeding in suburban Detroit. Auburn Hills police say an ...
Mar 31, 2017
Former Penn State assistant gets $1.7M in whistleblower fees
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A former Penn State assistant coach will be getting his legal fees paid after winning a whistleblower claim over his treatment by the university after Jerry Sandusky’s child mo...
Mar 31, 2017

Winless Whitecaps looking to stay at full strength against Galaxy
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps feel pretty good about how things have gone so far in 2017 - when they have a full complement of players on the pitch. Vancouver is without a victory through its fi...
Mar 31, 2017

Virtue and Moir poised for ice dance gold after breaking world record
HELSINKI - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took the ice nearly two hours before the finals skaters in Friday’s short program at the world figure skating championships - a two-year hiatus from the sp...
Mar 31, 2017

Hamilton Tiger-Cats to become first CFL team to reveal negotiation list players
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are breaking from tradition and revealing the players on their negotiation list. The CFL club made the announcement Friday and will also provide videos exclusively t...
Mar 31, 2017

Impact to face Fire, Schweinsteiger without injured stars Piatti, Ciman
MONTREAL - No Ignacio Piatti. No Laurent Ciman. No chance for the Montreal Impact? Injuries to arguably their two best players will make life difficult for the Impact (0-1-2) when they visit Chicago o...
Mar 31, 2017