Category Archives: Sports
O'Shea quiet on future with Bombers, defends controversial call in West semifinal
WINNIPEG - Mike O’Shea didn’t want to talk about his future with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The head coach’s three-year contract with the CFL team is set to expire, and though his ov...
Nov 16, 2016
Lomng-time Leaf goalie Reimer ready to start against Toronto for first time
TORONTO - James Reimer will be in the visitors’ crease at Air Canada Centre for the first time on Thursday night. Reimer draws the start for the Florida Panthers when they face off against the T...
Nov 16, 2016
Canada and Britain to play Davis Cup World Group tie at Ottawa's TD Place
OTTAWA - A battle of tennis heavyweights could headline the return of Davis Cup tennis to Ottawa. Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that TD Place would be the host site for the World Group tie against...
Nov 16, 2016
ATP Finals: Murray edges Nishikori, Wawrinka KOs Cilic
LONDON - Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori tend to linger when they get together. Their latest matchup set a record. Murray survived the longest three-set match in ATP Finals history when he prevailed aga...
Nov 16, 2016
Rooney apologizes over images that force FA conduct review
LONDON - Handed the captaincy of England and Manchester United, Wayne Rooney curbed his once wild behaviour that landed him in trouble. But at 31, and as a father-of-three, Rooney’s conduct is u...
Nov 16, 2016
Edmonton Eskimos sign veteran quarterback Thomas DeMarco ahead of East final
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos signed quarterback Thomas DeMarco on Wednesday, prompting questions regarding the health of starter Mike Reilly. Reilly suffered an upper-body injury late in Edmonton...
Nov 16, 2016
Tom Brady mocks 'Deflategate' in new Foot Locker ad
With his “Deflategate” suspension behind him, Tom Brady is making fun of the scandal in a new Foot Locker commercial. The ad begins with two Foot Locker customers questioning how the shoe ...
Nov 16, 2016

Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau to undergo surgery to repair fractured finger
Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau was scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured finger. Gaudreau suffered the injury in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. A timel...
Nov 16, 2016
Leafs rookie Nikita Zaitsev not intimidated by Sidney Crosby or the NHL
TORONTO - Nikita Zaitsev sees no reason why he should be intimidated by the National Hockey League. “I’m not 17-years-old so why I should be scared?” the 25-year-old defenceman from ...
Nov 16, 2016

WADA, Reedie under attack again over Russian doping scandal
DOHA, Qatar - Tensions over the Russian doping scandal broke out into the open again on Wednesday as Olympic officials blasted the World Anti-Doping Agency and an influential powerbroker called for a ...
Nov 16, 2016