Category Archives: Sports
Turmoil continues over hockey game called off by refs worried for their safety
SASKATOON - The general manager of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association is defending the actions of the Sask Valley Minor Hockey League in response to referee allegations of fan abuse. Kyle Chudyk, 29,...
Feb 09, 2017

Near misses for Canadian speedskaters at world single distance championships
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian speedskaters Ivanie Blondin and Ted-Jan Bloemen finished just outside the medals on the opening day of the world single distance championships. Ottawa’...
Feb 09, 2017
Canadian women to meet Germany and Sweden in April soccer friendlies
TORONTO - Canada, which won bronze at the Rio Olympics, will meet both Olympic champion Germany and runner-up Sweden in European women’s soccer friendlies during the April FIFA international win...
Feb 09, 2017

Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald to face Paul Daley in Bellator debut
TORONTO - Former UFC welterweight contender Rory (Red King) MacDonald is returning to action, promising to make his Bellator debut in May a “bloodbath.” The 27-year-old B.C. native, who no...
Feb 09, 2017
Injuries, lack of depth costing Canada in World Rugby Sevens Series
TORONTO - His team down 12-7 at halftime to Argentina at the Sydney Sevens, Canada rugby coach Damian McGrath urged his players to pick up the tempo and stick to the game plan. “You’ve the...
Feb 09, 2017
Committee decides nobody won Harvard-Yale regatta
HARTFORD, Conn. - A committee investigating a disputed Harvard-Yale regatta last summer has determined that nobody won the race. The regatta committee has informed both schools that the trophy for the...
Feb 09, 2017

Police raid Kazakh biathlon team lodgings ahead of worlds
HOCHFILZEN, Austria - The Austrian federal criminal agency said Thursday it raided the lodgings of the Kazakh national biathlon team on the eve of the world championships on suspicion of doping. Polic...
Feb 09, 2017
Former football player charged with assaulting fellow inmate
WICHITA, Kan. - Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been charged with assaulting a fellow inmate in a Kansas jail. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2k7oAwV ) reports that the aggravat...
Feb 09, 2017
Cops: Drunken bus driver stranded St. Louis basketball team
The Saint Louis University men’s basketball team lost a game to St. Bonaventure - and then its bus. The Billikens walked out of the arena Wednesday night following the team’s 70-55 loss to...
Feb 09, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Chicago 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) — AHL St. John’s 4 WB-Scranton 0 Grand Rapids 4 Manitoba 1 Lehigh Valley 5 Binghamton 0 Cleveland 2 Iowa 1 (OT) Ontario 2 Bakersfield...
Feb 08, 2017