Category Archives: Sports
IBF light-heavyweight eliminator between Beterbiev, Barrera cancelled
MONTREAL - The planned International Boxing Federation elimination bout between Artur Beterbiev of Montreal and Sullivan Barrera is off. Promoter Yvon Michel said Thursday that the Cuban-born Sullivan...
Mar 09, 2017
Simon Fraser linebacker Herdman embracing lengthy audition for NFL career
Jordan Herdman is embracing the uncertainty of his football future. The Simon Fraser middle linebacker will hold his pro day Friday in North Vancouver, B.C. It’s yet another audition for NFL emp...
Mar 09, 2017

Vince Young must shake off rust, adapt to CFL game in bid to resurrect career
Years removed from his glory days in the NCAA and NFL, Vince Young faces an uphill battle trying to resurrect his pro football career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The CFL club took a flyer on Yo...
Mar 09, 2017
Carleton's Wood, McMaster's Boiago earn basketball player of year honours
Connor Wood of the Carleton Ravens and Danielle Boiago of the McMaster Marauders earned Canadian university men’s and women’s basketball player of the year honours. Wood, a fifth-year guar...
Mar 09, 2017

Playoff picture far from settled at Brier as round-robin play winds down
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The pre-tournament favourites are playing like contenders this week at the Tim Hortons Brier. The round robin has essentially gone as expected at Mile One Centre with top skip...
Mar 09, 2017

Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe set for clean slate this IndyCar season
James Hinchcliffe has hung up his dancing shoes and put his racing helmet back on. It’s a much freer feeling than one year ago. The Oakville, Ont., driver says the upcoming IndyCar season - whic...
Mar 09, 2017
Vancouver-born MMA star Angela Lee looks to defend One Championship title
Vancouver-born MMA star Angela (Unstoppable) Lee fights for a championship belt, her legacy and, no doubt, a healthy paycheque. But don’t forget the 20-year-old’s “food shrine.”...
Mar 09, 2017

IOC cuts off funding to Kenya, suspension possible next week
NAIROBI, Kenya - The IOC has cut funding to Kenya and said Thursday it will make a decision over the country’s Olympic future at an executive board meeting next week, when the troublesome track ...
Mar 09, 2017
Canada's Kingsbury finishes off the podium in dual moguls at worlds
Moguls ace Mikael Kingsbury was so dominant in freestyle skiing this season that it seemed impossible that he could go home from the world championships with only one bronze medal. But that’s wh...
Mar 09, 2017

High hopes for 15-year-old Jordyn Huitema in wake of Canadian senior debut
For Jordyn Huitema, it was 41 unforgettable minutes. For Canadian soccer, it could be the beginning of something special. The 15-year-old forward from Chilliwack, B.C., made her senior debut Wednesday...
Mar 09, 2017