Category Archives: Sports

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers aren’t used to this type of start to a season. Benoit Pouliot had a pair of goals as the Oilers stretched their winning streak to four games with a 4-1 victory ove...

CLEVELAND - Jake Arrieta made a teasing try at history, Kyle Schwarber drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs brushed off a shutout to even the World Series with their first Fall Classic win in 71 yea...

TORONTO - Back on the Air Canada Centre floor almost five months to the day since their thrilling and historic playoff run came to an end, expectations were high. DeMar DeRozan, Jonas Valanciunas and ...

NEW YORK - Shea Weber came through with a late goal to get the NHL-leading Montreal Canadiens another big win. Weber’s power-play goal with 2:57 remaining lifted the Canadiens to their fifth str...

TORONTO - Captain Michael Bradley had a slice of pizza and a slug of Gatorade. Coach Greg Vanney treated himself to a tall boy. As far as locker-room celebrations go, it was decidedly muted. Especiall...

CLEVELAND - David Ortiz is heading into retirement with some more hardware. The Boston Red Sox slugger captured the Hank Aaron Award on Wednesday as the top hitter in the American League this season. ...

Former CFL coach of the year Vic Rapp has died. He was 80. The Edmonton Eskimos and B.C. Lions both announced Rapp’s death in releases on Wednesday. Rapp began his CFL coaching career in Edmonto...

VANCOUVER - The list of reasons for the Vancouver Whitecaps’ dismal showing in 2016 is a long one. An atrocious home record, discipline, lacklustre defending and scoring woes are among the culpr...

TORONTO - Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says while he would welcome a fight with middleweight title-holder Michael Bisping, it’s not in the cards right now. St-Pierre, who h...

During his comeback from a catastrophic knee injury, Canadian skier Dustin Cook always considered this year’s World Cup in Lake Louise, Alta., the date circled in red on his calendar. But he fee...