Category Archives: Sports
Grey Cup-champion Redblacks re-sign defensive back Antoine Pruneau
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed Canadian defensive back Antoine Pruneau to a two-year contract extension Wednesday. The deal keeps the Montreal native with the CFL club through the 2018 season. P...
Dec 14, 2016
Lawyer: Slain CFL player's family meets with district attorney
GRETNA, La. - A lawyer for the family of slain CFL running back Joe McKnight says the player’s family has met with prosecutors to discuss next steps in the legal case against his accused shooter...
Dec 14, 2016
Heavyweights Junior Dos Santos, Stefan Struve to headline UFC Halifax show
TORONTO - Former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will face Stefan (Skyscraper) Struve in the main event of a Halifax UFC card on Feb. 19. The two big men first met at UFC 95 in February 2009 wh...
Dec 14, 2016
United States beats Canada East 3-1 at 2016 world junior A challenge
BONNYVILLE, Alta. - Bobby Dow scored the lone goal for his team as Canada East dropped a 3-1 decision to the United States on Tuesday in preliminary-round play at the 2016 world junior A challenge. De...
Dec 13, 2016
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Columbus 3 Edmonton 1 Carolina 8 Vancouver 6 San Jose 3 Toronto 2 (SO) Buffalo 6 Los Angeles 3 Washington 4 N.Y. Islanders 2 Chicago 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 Arizona 4 Detroit 1 Nash...
Dec 13, 2016
Blue Jackets make it seven straight wins, beat Oilers 3-1
EDMONTON - The Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t start strong. But the way they finished was all that mattered. Sam Gagner had a goal and an assist as the red-hot Blue Jackets won their seventh strai...
Dec 13, 2016
Third-period struggles persist as yet another lead slips away from Leafs
TORONTO - No team in the National Hockey League has entered the third period with a lead more times this season than the Toronto Maple Leafs. The problem? The Leafs have closed those games out only 62...
Dec 13, 2016
MLB owners ratify labour deal in 29-1 vote
NEW YORK - A person with knowledge of the meeting says baseball owners have ratified the sport’s new collective bargaining agreement by a 29-1 vote. Speaking on the condition of anonymity becaus...
Dec 13, 2016
Hurricanes earn wild 8-6 victory over Canucks
RALEIGH, N.C. - Trailing by three goals after two periods, the Carolina Hurricanes simply needed a spark. Then one third-period goal turned into another - and yet another - and suddenly, their huge ho...
Dec 13, 2016
Montreal Alouettes expected to promote assistant coach Reed to general manager
He’s been a player, an assistant coach and a head coach in the CFL. Now Kavis Reed will get to try his hand at being a general manager. According to a league source, Reed will be unveiled on Wed...
Dec 13, 2016