Category Archives: Sports
Waiting for Gaudreau: Flames prepared for life without talented left-winger
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames are preparing for life without talented left-winger Johnny Gaudreau for the next six weeks. That was the message from Calgary general manager Brad Treliving on Thursday af...
Nov 17, 2016
Super-welterweights Butler to face Cook in all-Canadian showdown at Bell Centre
MONTREAL - Canada’s top super-welterweights are to clash in the main event when Steven Butler of Montreal faces Brandon Cook of Ajax, Ont., on Jan. 28 at Bell Centre. Butler (18-0-1, 15 knockout...
Nov 17, 2016
Mike Trout, Kris Bryant win baseball's MVP awards
CHICAGO - While the Los Angeles Angels stumbled, Mike Trout soared again. Just too good to ignore. Trout won the AL MVP award Thursday for the second time in three years, and Chicago Cubs third basema...
Nov 17, 2016
AP Source: Premier League sells Chinese TV rights for $700m
LONDON - The English Premier League has sold its television rights in China for $700 million in its biggest-ever overseas sale, a person familiar with the deal said on Thursday. Online video streaming...
Nov 17, 2016
Claimed off waivers from Calgary last season, Byron is thriving in Montreal
MONTREAL - Paul Byron is too busy scoring goals for the Montreal Canadiens to wonder what may have been had the Calgary Flames never put him on waivers. The speedy five-foot-eight, 160-pound winger, w...
Nov 17, 2016
Winger DTH van der Merwe to captain Canada against Romania in rugby test
Winger DTH van der Merwe will captain Canada for the first time in Saturday’s rugby test match against Romania in Bucharest. He takes over from No. 8 Aaron Carpenter, who broke his arm in Canada...
Nov 17, 2016
Irish phenom Conor McGregor moves to No. 2 in UFC pound-for-pound rankings
TORONTO - Irish MMA phenom Conor McGregor, who added the UFC lightweight title to his featherweight championship on the weekend, has moved up to No. 2 in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. McGr...
Nov 17, 2016
Wearable tech designed for Canada's elite swimmers spawns 'swimlytics'
CALGARY - Wearable technology designed to help Penny Oleksiak swim even faster was unveiled Thursday at an Own The Podium sport science and technology summit in Calgary. It looks similar to a Garmin o...
Nov 17, 2016
Toronto Wolfpack make strides in leadup to inaugural rugby league season
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have found a training base in England, wrapped up tryouts in three countries and signed players from Ireland to Samoa. The fledgling Canadian rugby league franchise is s...
Nov 17, 2016
Canadian women's rugby team scores seven tries in 48-7 rout of Ireland
DUBLIN - Canada’s senior women’s rugby team kicked off its November tour on Saturday with a 48-7 rout of sixth-ranked Ireland. Julianne Zussman ran in two tries for Canada and Andrea Burk ...
Nov 17, 2016