Category Archives: Sports
Hockey Canada looks for answers to world junior attendance woes at Bell Centre
MONTREAL - International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel wonders if Montreal is a one-team town and that’s why attendance has been weak at the world junior championship. “Here, ...
Jan 05, 2017
Canada's under-22 women's hockey team beats Sweden 2-1 at Nations Cup
FUSSEN, Germany - Laura Stacey of Kleinburg, Ont., and Victoria Bach of Milton, Ont., scored less than four minutes apart in the second period to lead the Canadian women’s under-22 team to a 2-1...
Jan 05, 2017
Canadian women believe they can challenge at Women's Rugby World Cup this summer
TORONTO - The Canadian women’s rugby team starts 2017 believing a world championship is within its reach. For the only one of Rugby Canada’s four senior teams that isn’t centralized,...
Jan 05, 2017
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif entrenched in Chiefs' offensive line
It’s been a meteoric rise for Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Taken in the sixth round, 200th overall, of the 2014 NFL draft from McGill University, the 25-year-old native of Mont-St-Hilaire, ...
Jan 05, 2017
Chris Berman changing role at ESPN
Chris Berman isn’t disappearing from in front of the cameras or from behind the microphones. He’s simply stepping to the side a bit. The longtime ESPN fixture is giving up his regular on-a...
Jan 05, 2017
Brad Jacobs, Val Sweeting qualify for playoff round at Canadian Open
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Brad Jacobs and Niklas Edin are the first two skips on the men’s side to qualify for the playoffs at the Canadian Open. Jacobs and his rink from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,...
Jan 05, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos grant receiver Derel Walker early free-agent status
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos released receiver Derel Walker on Thursday to pursue NFL opportunities. Walker, 25, was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-two 185-pound Walker s...
Jan 05, 2017
Frei, Manneh, hoping for citizenship, on US training roster
CHICAGO - Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei and Vancouver midfielder Kekuta Manneh, both in the process of completing U.S. citizenship requirements, are among 32 players who will report to the first U.S....
Jan 05, 2017
Hello, Cleveland: Indians welcome slugger Encarnacion
CLEVELAND - With his family watching proudly, Edwin Encarnacion stood in front of his new locker inside Cleveland’s clubhouse, pulled on a fitted cap and slowly buttoned the front of his white N...
Jan 05, 2017
Moelgg defies strong winds to claim 1st WCup win in 8 years
ZAGREB, Croatia - As soon as Italian veteran Manfred Moelgg crossed the line at a men’s World Cup night slalom on Thursday, Alberto Tomba pumped his fist in the finish area. The slalom great fro...
Jan 05, 2017