Category Archives: Sports
5 Canadian athletes to watch in Aspen X Game
Five Canadian athletes to watch at the 2017 X Games in Aspen, Colo.: MARK MCMORRIS After winning slopestyle gold and Big Air silver last year, the Regina snowboarder broke his femur. He’s back a...
Jan 25, 2017
Disease under control, Spencer O'Brien no longer sore on her snowboard
Spencer O’Brien feels like her normal gnarly self on her snowboard. There was a time when she felt anything but that. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis just weeks before the 2014 Winter Olympi...
Jan 25, 2017
Olympian Jennie Finch joins MLB as youth softball ambassador
NEW YORK - Olympic pitcher Jennie Finch is aiming for the next generation of softball players. She’ll travel to five cities this spring and summer as the youth softball ambassador for Major Leag...
Jan 25, 2017
Toronto FC downplays word that the Chinese Super League is after Giovinco
Toronto FC is downplaying word from Sebastian Giovinco’s agent that the deep-pocketed Chinese Super League is interested in the star striker. “We’re committed to the player … I...
Jan 25, 2017
Skip Brad Gushue has one hurdle to clear before booking berth in hometown Brier
Brad Gushue has won the Newfoundland and Labrador curling title in every season since 2007. Never has the pressure to repeat as provincial champion been greater than this year. Gushue would love nothi...
Jan 25, 2017
Ottawa Senators hire former MLSE executive Tom Anselmi as president
OTTAWA - Tom Anselmi couldn’t resist the chance to put his mark on another Canadian NHL franchise. The Ottawa Senators made a significant change to their front office Wednesday, hiring Anselmi a...
Jan 25, 2017
Alouettes name Catherine Raiche, Joe Mack as assistants to GM Kavis Reed
MONTREAL - Catherine Raiche may be the only woman working in football operations in the CFL, but the Montreal native is more focused on helping the Alouettes win games than blazing a trail. Raiche and...
Jan 25, 2017
Bolt loses 2008 Olympic relay gold in teammate's doping case
GENEVA - Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals in a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter. The IOC said Wednesday that Carter tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a ...
Jan 25, 2017
Raonic hampered by thigh injury in Aussie Open loss to Rafael Nadal
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic limped out of the Australian Open on Wednesday after a nagging thigh injury flared up during a quarter-final loss to Spanish star Rafael Nadal....
Jan 25, 2017
NewsAlert: Raonic falls to Nadal in quarter-finals at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada’s Milos Raonic has been eliminated at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 quarter-final loss to Spain’s Rafael Nadal. Raonic, the third-seed from Thornhi...
Jan 25, 2017