Category Archives: Sports
Enroth replaces injured Lehner for Sweden at World Cup
NEW YORK - With goaltender Robin Lehner still not fully healthy, Sweden replaced him on its World Cup of Hockey roster with Jhonas Enroth. The Buffalo Sabres’ starting goalie was bothered by a r...
Aug 26, 2016
Mentality Shift: Derek Drouin says Canada's Olympic success all psychological
TORONTO - The groundwork for Derek Drouin’s Olympic gold medal at the Rio Games was laid in 2013. The year after a disappointing London Olympics - when his bronze in high jumping was Canada̵...
Aug 26, 2016
Stampeders Reed, Grant poised to face former Hamilton Tiger-Cats teammates
CALGARY - Taylor Reed has waited patiently to face his former Hamilton Tiger-Cats teammates. The six-foot, 241-pound linebacker spent two seasons in Hamilton before signing with Calgary Stampeders as ...
Aug 26, 2016
Canada rises to 4th in women's soccer ranking after winning bronze medal in Rio
Canada has risen to fourth in the FIFA women’s soccer ranking on the strength of its bronze-medal performance at the Rio Olympics. The Canadian team gained 93 ranking points and moved up six spo...
Aug 26, 2016
Year after Slam bid at US Open, Williams eyes No. 23, No. 1
Despite everything that Serena Williams has won and done, her sense of self can still fluctuate based on the outcome of a particular match. Doesn’t always seem to matter that she owns a record-t...
Aug 26, 2016

US Open top seeds Williams, Djokovic coming off injuries
NEW YORK - Serena Williams is “starting to feel a little better.” Novak Djokovic is “getting there.” The U.S. Open’s top seeds in both singles brackets are coming off inj...
Aug 26, 2016
SAfrican judge denies appeal for harsher Pistorius sentence
JOHANNESBURG - A South African judge on Friday dismissed an appeal by prosecutors for a harsher sentence against Oscar Pistorius who was found guilty of murder for killing his girlfriend in 2013. Judg...
Aug 26, 2016
Vancouver Whitecaps looking for a win in a place they usually lose
VANCOUVER - If the Vancouver Whitecaps hope to pump some air into their deflating playoff hopes they badly need a win Saturday night in a place where they have rarely won. The Whitecaps (8-12-6) face ...
Aug 26, 2016
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games CFL B.C. 29 Ottawa 23 — NFL Pre-season Miami 17 Atlanta 6 Seattle 27 Dallas 17 — MLB American L.A. Angels 6 Toronto 3 Detroit 8 Minnesota 5 Tampa Bay 2 Boston 1 Texa...
Aug 25, 2016

Travis Lulay runs in two touchdowns, Lions beat Redblacks 29-23
OTTAWA - Travis Lulay is making an impact off the bench for the B.C. Lions. Lulay rushed for two touchdowns in a back-up role on Thursday as the Lions defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 29-23. The 32-year-...
Aug 25, 2016