Category Archives: Sports
Controversy in Russia over Holocaust ice dance routine
MOSCOW - An Olympic ice-dancing gold medallist and her dancing partner have caused controversy by dressing up in concentration camp uniforms for a routine on a popular television show. Tatiana Navka, ...
Nov 28, 2016
Soccer coach at centre of English abuse scandal hospitalized
LONDON - The coach at the centre of English soccer’s sex abuse scandal has been hospitalized. Barry Bennell, a former youth-team coach with professional clubs who was convicted on three separate...
Nov 28, 2016
Sure-handed Redblacks receiver Ernest Jackson doesn't disappoint at Grey Cup
TORONTO - Ottawa receiver Ernest Jackson didn’t drop a ball all season. So when Henry Burris threw a pass his way in overtime at the Grey Cup, things looked bright. Uncharacteristically, Jackson...
Nov 28, 2016
Henry Burris hopes latest Grey Cup MVP outing lays ghosts to rest
TORONTO - Henry Burris carries a chip on his shoulder wherever he goes. At the 104th Grey Cup, the Ottawa Redblacks quarterback did it with a limp. The 41-year-old Burris’ left knee seized up du...
Nov 28, 2016
Stampeders' great season ends in stunning Grey Cup loss to Redblacks
TORONTO - The Calgary Stampeders had been saying it all week long, like a record on repeat. One of the most spectacular seasons in CFL history would mean absolutely nothing if they walked away without...
Nov 27, 2016
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games CFL Grey Cup At Toronto Ottawa 39 Calgary 33 (OT) — NFL Atlanta 38 Arizona 19 San Diego 21 Houston 13 Baltimore 19 Cincinnati 14 Buffalo 28 Jacksonville 21 Tennessee 27 Chic...
Nov 27, 2016
'We need more champagne' -- Ottawa Redblacks rise to the Grey Cup occasion
TORONTO - The cry in the Ottawa Redblacks locker-room was loud but simple. “We need more champagne.” And why not? After 72 points, 959 yards net offence, eight turnovers and a 39-33 upset ...
Nov 27, 2016
Stolarz makes 29 saves, Flyers beat Flames 5-3
PHILADELPHIA - After making 29 saves and picking up his first NHL victory, Anthony Stolarz said he never gave much thought about becoming the first New Jersey native to tend goal in the NHL. “Wh...
Nov 27, 2016
How they scored at the 104th Grey Cup
TORONTO - Redblacks 39, Stampeders 33 (OT) How the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks scored in the 104th Grey Cup game Sunday night at BMO Field: First Quarter Ott _ TD Burris 1 (Early convert) ...
Nov 27, 2016
NewsAlert: Redblacks QB Henry Burris named Grey Cup most valuable player
TORONTO - Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris was named the Grey Cup’s most valuable player after leading Ottawa to a 39-33 overtime win against the Calgary Stampeders. Burris’s status was ...
Nov 27, 2016