Category Archives: Sports
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign defensive lineman Newsome to contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed defensive lineman Jonathan Newsome to a contract extension Wednesday. Newsome’s deal is through the 2018 season. The six-foot-three, 247-pound Newsom...
Jan 11, 2017
Toronto Argonauts sign kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to contract extension.
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to a contract extension Wednesday. The five-foot-11, 205-pound native of St. Catharines, Ont., was scheduled to become a free ag...
Jan 11, 2017
Crosby edges McDavid in mid-season award picks; Dubnyk, Doughty and Matthews also reign
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid will finally turn 20 on Friday, ending his spectacular run as a teen. And while McDavid has indeed given Sidney Crosby a run for his money as the best player in hoc...
Jan 11, 2017
Eugenie Bouchard advances to semifinals at Sydney International
SYDNEY, Australia - Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard continues her strong start to the year. The Westmount, Que., native defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-3 in the quarter-finals at the Sy...
Jan 11, 2017
Russia defends record over calls for wide-ranging doping ban
MOSCOW - Russia’s deputy prime minister, responding to calls for the nation’s sports teams to be excluded from all international competitions because of doping, said Wednesday that the cou...
Jan 11, 2017
Canadian teenager Adonijah Reid an intriguing prospect in MLS SuperDraft
The youngest player at the MLS Combine may also be one of the MLS draft’s biggest mysteries. At 17, Canadian forward Adonijah Reid is very much a work in progress. But his raw talent combined wi...
Jan 11, 2017
Some top Canadian talent missing but plenty of skill still on tap in NWSL draft
Some top Canadian talent is off the board but the Boston Breakers still have plenty to choose from Thursday at the National Women’s Soccer League draft. The lure of Europe has removed Canadian s...
Jan 11, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games NHL San Jose 5 Edmonton 3 Nashville 2 Vancouver 1 (OT) Carolina 5 Columbus 3 Buffalo 4 Philadelphia 1 Boston 5 St. Louis 3 Chicago 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Anaheim 2 Dallas 0 — AHL...
Jan 10, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL San Jose 5 Edmonton 3 Nashville 2 Vancouver 1 (OT) Carolina 5 Columbus 3 Buffalo 4 Philadelphia 1 Boston 5 St. Louis 3 Chicago 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Anaheim 2 Dallas 0 — AHL...
Jan 10, 2017
Manny Pacquiao set to return to ring on April 23
BRISBANE, Australia - Manny Pacquiao will add another fight to his long career resume when he takes on Australian welterweight Jeff Horn on April 23 at a venue to be decided. Promoter Duco Events said...
Jan 10, 2017