Category Archives: Sports

Danica Patrick's sponsor sued by racing team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Stewart-Haas Racing filed a $31 million breach of contract lawsuit against Nature’s Bakery on Friday, accusing the company of refusing to pay millions of dollars it owes the te...
Feb 03, 2017

Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil helps Canada tie Davis Cup series with Britain 1-1
OTTAWA - Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil has been looking for a turn around in his game. He may have found it at the Davis Cup. Pospisil was stellar in a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 win over Kyle Edmund on Friday,...
Feb 03, 2017
Canadian soccer vets Tancredi, Wilkinson, Nault set to wave goodbye in friendly
VANCOUVER - No one was quite sure what Melissa Tancredi would say or when she would say it. Handed the captaincy for Canada’s final group game of the women’s soccer tournament at the Rio O...
Feb 03, 2017

Former defensive back Parker got his wish to join Alouettes coaching staff
MONTREAL - For Billy Parker, the tough part of becoming a coach will be ordering around some of his old buddies in the Montreal Alouettes defence. Parker, who retired after eight seasons with the Alou...
Feb 03, 2017
Hold it or don't flush: Super Bowl could harm sinkhole mess
FRASER, Mich. - A giant sinkhole in suburban Detroit is being threatened by the Super Bowl. Macomb County public works chief Candice Miller is worried that thousands of football fans will flush toilet...
Feb 03, 2017

Canadian bowlers make mark on PBA Tour, up for rookie of the year honours
As a professional bowler, Francois Lavoie doesn’t travel light. When it comes to bowling balls, the modern bowler is like a pro golfer - there are lot of tools in his bag, he explains. But unlik...
Feb 03, 2017

Meeting may move NHL closer to decision on 2018 Olympics
A key meeting on the topic of whether NHL players will participate in the Winter Olympics in South Korea a year from now ended Friday without a decision. International Olympic Committee President Thom...
Feb 03, 2017

Howard in form at 54, pushing for Brier return with eye on Olympic qualifying
COBOURG, Ont. - When Glenn Howard made his first appearance at the Ontario curling championship, Pierre Trudeau was prime minister, McDonald’s was about to introduce the McNugget, and Michael Ja...
Feb 03, 2017
Canadian pro wrestler Bret (Hitman) Hart 100 per recovered from prostate cancer
CALGARY - Legendary professional wrestler Bret (Hitman) Hart says he's 100 per cent recovered and back in the gym a year after surgery for prostate cancer. Hart says it was a tough battle and he feare...
Feb 03, 2017
Hernandez lawyers seek extra time to prepare for trial
BOSTON - Lawyers for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez have asked for a three-month delay to the start of their client’s double murder trial so they can plow through mountains o...
Feb 03, 2017