Category Archives: Sports

Britain wins Davis Cup tie over Canada after Denis Shapovalov defaulted
OTTAWA - Denis Shapovalov says that he’s ashamed and embarrassed for his actions that caused a Canadian defeat at the Davis Cup. The 17-year-old saw his Davis Cup action come to an abrupt end Su...
Feb 05, 2017

Relegation a genuine prospect for stumbling Leicester
MANCHESTER, England - Relegation is looming as a genuine prospect for stuttering Premier League champion Leicester. It’s 79 years since a defending champion was relegated from England’s to...
Feb 05, 2017
Lowry's triple-double leads Raptors past Nets, 103-95
NEW YORK - Kyle Lowry was already ill, then he was injured. Neither was going to keep him off the floor with the Toronto Raptors badly needing a victory. Lowry finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and...
Feb 05, 2017

Canada's St-Gelais takes gold in women's 500-metre at short-track World Cup
DRESDEN, Germany - Canadian speedskater Marianne St-Gelais capped her weekend at a short-track World Cup event with two medals on Sunday, including gold in the women’s 500-metre final. St-Gelais...
Feb 05, 2017
The Latest: Iranian researcher turned away, arrives at JFK
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries (all times Eastern): 9:45 p.m. An Iranian rese...
Feb 05, 2017

Pope prepares video message for Super Bowl
VATICAN CITY - Look out, Lady Gaga. The pope is joining the Super Bowl frenzy. Pope Francis has recorded a video message that will be shown during Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the New Englan...
Feb 05, 2017
Taylor Swift's pre-Super Bowl show might be her only in 2017
NEW YORK - Taylor Swift’s pre-Super Bowl concert broke some news: She announced it may be her only concert of this year; she performed for the smallest number of fans in some time - 9,000 people...
Feb 05, 2017
Iran lifts ban on American wrestling team
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian media are saying the country has lifted a ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to take part in the Freestyle World Cup later this month in the Iranian city of Kermanshah. The Su...
Feb 05, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Washington 3 Montreal 2 Colorado 5 Winnipeg 2 Buffalo 4 Ottawa 0 Toronto 6 Boston 5 Minnesota 6 Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 1 Philadelphia 0 (OT) Carolina 5 N.Y. Islanders 4 (OT...
Feb 04, 2017

Mikael Granlund's first career hat trick leads Wild over Canucks 6-3
VANCOUVER - For Canucks fans, it was the wrong Granlund scoring a hat trick on Saturday night. Mikael Granlund - older brother of Canucks forward Markus Granlund - had three goals in a game for the fi...
Feb 04, 2017