Category Archives: Sports
Raonic advances, Cilic qualifies for ATP Finals, Djokovic and Murray advance
PARIS - Fourth-seed Milos Raonic of Canada advanced to the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters after rallying past Pablo Cuevas 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday. Cuevas was strong in the first set, convertin...
Nov 03, 2016
'Next year' is here! Cubs fans elated after World Series win
CHICAGO - Cubs fans woke up Thursday - if they slept at all the night before - to the realization that next year is finally here. Hours after the Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years with a ...
Nov 03, 2016

Oh baby: Bob Cole details his life story in 'Now I'm Catching On' autobiography
TORONTO - Oh baby, Bob Cole knows hockey. But as his autobiography “Now I’m Catching On” reveals, the 83-year-old broadcaster has many more strings to his bow. Cole called Bob Beamon...
Nov 03, 2016
Staal settles into new hockey life with Wild following emotional exit from Hurricanes
Life was a whole lot different when Eric Staal last settled into a new hockey home more than 13 years ago. Back then Staal was a green 18-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., and the prized No. 1 overall ...
Nov 03, 2016
Trainer Mark Casse to saddle seven Breeders' Cup contenders this weekend
Veteran trainer Mark Casse has been a fixture lately at Santa Anita Park, keeping tabs on the seven horses he’ll run in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup. Not only does that mean monitori...
Nov 03, 2016
Obama invites World Series champion Cubs to White House
MIAMI - President Barack Obama has invited the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to visit him at the White House. The team will have to make travel arrangements quickly, though, because Obama leaves ...
Nov 03, 2016
Russia approves anti-doping law targeting coaches
MOSCOW - The Russian Parliament adopted an anti-doping bill Thursday that includes prison terms for coaches found guilty of coercing young athletes into using performance-enhancing drugs. The bill, pa...
Nov 03, 2016

Edmonton's White and Reilly, BC's Arceneaux take home CFL's October honours
TORONTO - Edmonton Eskimos running back John White and quarterback Mike Reilly and BC Lions receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux were named the CFL’s top performers for the month of October on Thursday. ...
Nov 03, 2016

Goaltender Anderson takes personal leave from Senators to be with wife
Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson has left the team to be with his wife Nicholle, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The Senators say there is no timetable for Anderson’s return. An...
Nov 03, 2016

Canadian 18-year-old Stroll to be F1's youngster driver on grid in 2017
MONTREAL - He doesn’t yet have his regular road driver’s licence, but 18-year-old Quebecer Lance Stroll was named Thursday to the Williams lineup for the 2017 FIA Formula One World Champio...
Nov 03, 2016