Category Archives: Sports
'I've worked hard for it': Canucks centre Bo Horvat excelling in third season
VANCOUVER - More than halfway through his third NHL season, Bo Horvat has a pretty good idea of what’s waiting for him after each game. The Vancouver Canucks centre has a few minutes to decompre...
Feb 06, 2017

Pats' owner Kraft has won 5 rings, but 1 belongs to Putin
HOUSTON - Of the five Super Bowl rings Robert Kraft has earned as owner of the New England Patriots, one of them has an unlikely owner: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kraft took part in a recent NF...
Feb 06, 2017
Rick Pitino accuser moved from prison to halfway house
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A woman imprisoned for trying to extort money from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is now in a halfway house. Fifty-six-year-old Karen Cunagin Sypher was senten...
Feb 06, 2017

Kobe Bryant memorabilia stolen from ex-NBA star's alma mater
ARDMORE, Pa. - Authorities say memorabilia from Kobe Bryant’s high school career have been stolen from a display case at the former NBA star’s school near Philadelphia. Philly.com reports ...
Feb 06, 2017

Pats comeback earns fan date with Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard
Forget the Lombardi Trophy. The New England Patriots’ shocking comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 earned one fan a date with Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard. With the F...
Feb 06, 2017

Not guilty plea from man accused of fatally shooting CFL player McKnight
GRETNA, La. - The man accused of fatally shooting CFL player Joe McKnight formally pleaded not guilty Monday to a second-degree murder charge. Ronald Gasser, 55, of Terrytown, had initially been arres...
Feb 06, 2017
James Reimer rare among NHL's quality backup goaltenders this season
James Reimer is something of a rarity in the NHL this season. The 28-year-old is among the few backup goaltenders who can play regularly at around the same level as the starter. In fact, in his first ...
Feb 06, 2017
Super Bowl ads get political or go escapist, sometimes both
NEW YORK - For advertisers on Super Bowl Sunday, it was time to get political - or provide some escapist humour. On advertising’s biggest night, marketers took different tactics to appeal to the...
Feb 06, 2017

Super Bowl ad winners: Tide, T-Mobile
NEW YORK - The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons during a nailbiter Super Bowl 51 - and there were clear winners and losers off the field, too. Advertisers had to tread carefully this ...
Feb 06, 2017

Short-track speed skater Isabelle Charest to lead Canada's team at 2018 Olympics
MONTREAL - Isabelle Charest knew she wanted to remain involved in sports when she retired after winning a short-track speedskating bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. That dedi...
Feb 06, 2017