Category Archives: Sports
Barber joins list of Canadians involved in 'party drug' controversies
TORONTO - World champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has been stripped of his 2016 Canadian title after he tested positive for trace amounts of cocaine. According to the ruling from the Sport Dispute Re...
Oct 06, 2016
Obama honours Stanley Cup winners at White House
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama honoured the Pittsburgh Penguins at the White House on Thursday for completing what he described as one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the history of th...
Oct 06, 2016
Osuna shoulder has Blue Jays add relief pitchers as insurance for ALDS
ARLINGTON, Texas - Looking for insurance in case closer Roberto Osuna’s sore shoulder doesn’t come around, the Toronto Blue Jays loaded up on relief pitchers for their American League Divi...
Oct 06, 2016
Despite banged up secondary, B.C. Lions know defence can be a lot better
SURREY, B.C. - Wally Buono knows his secondary has been ravaged by injuries. But that doesn’t mean the head coach and general manager of the B.C. Lions thinks giving up nearly 800 yards through ...
Oct 06, 2016
McDavid's chase for Crosby's best-in-the-world crown begins this season
It was around this time 10 years ago that Sidney Crosby staked his case as the best hockey player in the world. As a 19-year-old for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Crosby scored 36 goals and dished out 84 a...
Oct 06, 2016
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign former Toronto Argos receiver Tori Gurley
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed American receiver Tori Gurley on Thursday. The six-foot-four, 230-pound Gurley was released earlier this week by the Toronto Argonauts, along with fellow re...
Oct 06, 2016
Oilers' McDavid, 19, follows tough acts as young NHL captain
When Connor McDavid takes the ice in the Edmonton Oilers’ season opener Oct. 12, he’ll become the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years, 273 days old. McDavid was captain of his juni...
Oct 06, 2016
Paralympics chief: Lot to be done before Russia readmitted
VATICAN CITY - Russian athletes still have a long way to go before they can be readmitted to the Paralympics, according to the head of the International Paralympic Committee. Russia was barred from th...
Oct 06, 2016
Kremlin backs investigation of televised children's fights
MOSCOW - The Kremlin has called for an investigation after state TV broadcast mixed martial arts fights between children as young as 8. Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of the Russian region of Ch...
Oct 06, 2016
New referendum attempt on Budapest 2024 bid gets initial OK
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Budapest election committee has approved a journalist’s initiative to hold a city referendum on the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The decision ...
Oct 06, 2016