Category Archives: Sports

Manitoba's Michelle Englot wraps head around new crest at Tournament of Hearts
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Three wins into the Canadian women’s curling championship, Michelle Englot still felt weird about the buffalo on her back. “I don’t think it’s going to w...
Feb 19, 2017
Canadian luger Sam Edney races to bronze at World Cup in Pyeongchang
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Sam Edney raced into the Canadian luge history books on Sunday. The 32-year-old from Calgary, who took last season off to nurse some nagging injuries, announced his r...
Feb 19, 2017
FA Cup: Ibrahimovic rescues United, Kane nets Spurs treble
LONDON - Manchester United turned to Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to come to the holders’ rescue and eliminate second-tier Blackburn in the FA Cup on Sunday. The duo came off the bench with...
Feb 19, 2017

Canada's Kripps, Lumsden race to world championship silver in two-man bobsled
KOENIGSSEE, Germany - Canada’s Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden delivered when it counted, racing to a silver medal in two-man bobsled at the world championships on Sunday. “It is a huge, h...
Feb 19, 2017
Former Royal Kendrys Morales is ready for new role with Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Kendrys Morales won’t be showing off his World Series ring around the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse - not yet, anyway. Morales, who signed with the Blue Jays as a free agent this o...
Feb 19, 2017
Benoit Cheyrou's skills easy to spot on and off the field for Toronto FC
CHAMPIONSGATE, United States - Think of a European player at Toronto FC. Now think of swerving free kicks, long-range rockets and deft touches that leave defenders gasping for air before the goalkeepe...
Feb 19, 2017
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury captures back-to-back World Cup moguls victories
TAZAWAKO, Japan - Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury continues to rule the World Cup moguls circuit. The 24-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., captured his second freestyle World Cup gold medal of the w...
Feb 19, 2017

German biathletes Schempp, Dahlmeier win mass start gold
HOCHFILZEN, Austria - Simon Schempp and Laura Dahlmeier won the mass start world titles on Sunday, raising Germany’s haul at the biathlon world championships to seven gold medals and eight overa...
Feb 19, 2017
Marcel Hirscher regains slalom title at world championships
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Marcel Hirscher regained his slalom world title on Sunday and confirmed his status as the standout skier of the world championships. Hirscher held his first-run lead to finis...
Feb 19, 2017

Chris Tanev scores in overtime, Canucks edge Flames 2-1
VANCOUVER - Ryan Miller was frustrated Saturday night, but he was not about to quibble. Chris Tanev’s goal 34 seconds into overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 victory over Calgary - after ...
Feb 18, 2017