Category Archives: Sports

Calgary Stampeders earn a 45-24 Labour Day victory over Edmonton Eskimos
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson’s first Labour Day victory as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders had a touch of poignancy for a man who played in a few during his career. The Stampeders (8-1-1) exten...
Sep 05, 2016

Kaepernick's No. 7 now 3rd most popular jersey among QBs
Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for the national anthem apparently has made his San Francisco 49ers jersey very popular, no matter why people are buying. The league’s 33rd bestsel...
Sep 05, 2016
Canada's men's soccer team not giving up in quest for qualifying for World Cup
VANCOUBER, B.C. - Canada’s men’s soccer team still has a chance to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia despite a 2-1 loss to Honduras on Friday. Canada plays El Salvador at BC Pl...
Sep 05, 2016
Ellsbury's 3 RBIs back Tanaka as Yanks beat Blue Jays 5-3
NEW YORK - Sensing the season’s dwindling days, the New York Yankees opened their penultimate homestand by falling behind on Masahiro Tanaka’s seventh pitch of a sunny Labor Day afternoon....
Sep 05, 2016

McDavid says Team North America's youth will be an asset at World Cup
MONTREAL - Connor McDavid believes Team North America’s youth will be the group’s main asset at the World Cup of Hockey, not its Achilles’ heel. Last year’s first-overall draft...
Sep 05, 2016

Price's first game action could come Friday; Canada yet to formalize goalie plans
OTTAWA - Jumping into competition for Team Canada was like jumping into a boiling pot for Carey Price. There was no time for the 29-year-old to settle back into the crease at the World Cup of Hockey f...
Sep 05, 2016

Andersen expected to be ready for start of Leafs season; sidelined 3-4 weeks
New Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen will not play for Team Europe at the World Cup of Hockey. The Leafs said Monday that Andersen will be sidelined for the next 3-4 weeks because of an upper ...
Sep 05, 2016

Hertl the latest to withdraw with injury; opts to put NHL club "first"
OTTAWA - San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl is the latest player to pull out of the World Cup of Hockey with an injury. The 22-year-old withdrew from the Czech Republic squad, citing the need to be re...
Sep 05, 2016
Tavares says combos help players decipher roles on star-laden Canadian team
OTTAWA - Tyler Seguin didn’t know what to expect from Mike Babcock’s line combinations at the start of World Cup of Hockey training camp on Monday. Absent Jamie Benn, his usual running mat...
Sep 05, 2016
Billie Jean King: On Serena, Federer, Pokemon Go at US Open
NEW YORK - Billie Jean King’s plaque is a “Pokemon Go” stop at the U.S. Open. The picture of King, with her accomplishments listed in bronze, greets visitors in the walkway to the US...
Sep 05, 2016