Category Archives: Sports

AP Sources: Bettman, Fehr, Bach to meet on NHL and Olympics
The head of the International Olympic Committee is joining high-level talks over whether the world’s best hockey players will participate when the South Korea Winter Olympics begin 12 months fro...
Feb 02, 2017
Friday meeting could boost NHL's Olympic prospects
NHL participation in the 2018 Olympics may get a much-needed boost on Friday. A source has confirmed to The Canadian Press that a meeting will take place in New York City between NHL commissioner Gary...
Feb 02, 2017
Duvernay-Tardif follows in Darche's footsteps as future doctor playing football
The coincidences aren’t lost on Jean-Philippe Darche. The 41-year-old St.-Laurent, Que., native is a McGill grad completing his family practice residency in Kansas City after finishing his pro f...
Feb 02, 2017

Rhian Wilkinson ends her playing career but always looking for a challenge
In the wake of winning bronze at the Rio Olympics, Rhian Wilkinson ran a marathon and crewed a yacht in the Mediterranean. After the 2015 Women’s World Cup, she walked part of the famed Camino d...
Feb 02, 2017

Lady Gaga says Super Bowl halftime show is 'for everyone'
HOUSTON - Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate “inclusion” and the “spirit of equality” during a time of national division. “This performa...
Feb 02, 2017
Egypt police arrest more fans over soccer riot anniversary
CAIRO - Egyptian police took 37 soccer fans into custody overnight in Cairo after arresting 80 others the previous day on suspicion they had planned to stage a protest on the anniversary of a deadly 2...
Feb 02, 2017
Canadian TV subscribers set to see American Super Bowl ads for first time
Many Canadians are wondering who will emerge victorious Sunday in Super Bowl LI. Not in the game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, but in the high-stakes battle between the Can...
Feb 02, 2017

Toronto FC rewards Canadian international forward Tosaint Ricketts with new deal
Toronto FC has rewarded Canadian international forward Tosaint Ricketts with a new, improved contract. The 29-year-old from Edmonton joined Toronto mid-season last year, collecting four goals and one ...
Feb 02, 2017
Tough times in Colorado as Avalanche march toward historically bad season
It’s all-star weekend in Los Angeles and a reporter from China asks Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon to wish Chinese hockey fans a happy New Year. Not in English, mind you, but Mandari...
Feb 02, 2017

'You get used to eating packets of butter': Racewalker Dunfee on high-fat diet
TORONTO - On the days Evan Dunfee hasn’t ingested enough fat, he’ll melt butter in the microwave and then toss it back like tequila. You’d think fat and Olympic-level performance wou...
Feb 02, 2017