Category Archives: Sports
Heralded filly Tepin's solid workout leaves her on schedule to run at Woodbine
Tepin’s second workout in nearly five weeks has the champion turf mare firmly on schedule to run in next month’s $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. The heralded filly ran a half-mile in a sha...
Aug 23, 2016
PEI's Lorie Kane, winner of four LPGA titles, joins Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
PRIDDIS, Alta. - She was the fresh face of Canadian women’s golf a year before Brooke Henderson was born. Now Lorie Kane, who at 51 is making her 26th straight appearance at the Canadian Open, i...
Aug 23, 2016
New York alleges in lawsuit Blue Jay Encarnacion knowingly gave her two STDs
TORONTO - A New York woman is suing Edwin Encarnacion, alleging the Toronto Blue Jays slugger knowingly infected her with two sexually transmitted diseases. Ashley Lebron, 24, filed the lawsuit in a N...
Aug 23, 2016
Hesjedal, Mollema headline multi-stage Tour of Alberta cycling race
EDMONTON - Defending champion Bauke Mollema and Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal will headline the 2016 Tour of Alberta multi-stage cycling race. Mollema, who won the 2015 Tour of Alberta, finished 11t...
Aug 23, 2016
Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic seeded No. 1 for US Open
NEW YORK - Serena Williams is the No. 1 seeded woman for the U.S. Open after barely holding on to the top spot in the rankings, and Novak Djokovic is No. 1 among the men. Neither Williams nor Djokovic...
Aug 23, 2016
Whitecaps sign Canadian defender/midfielder Levis to multi-year contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Canadian defender/midfielder Brett Levis to a multi-year first-team contract. The contract is through 2017 with options for 2018 and 2019. Levis, who wa...
Aug 23, 2016
CBC's Olympic television coverage averages 1.271 million viewers
TORONTO - CBC’s English-language coverage of the Rio Olympics averaged 1.271 million viewers, an 11 per cent increase over the 2012 London Games. The primetime average was 2.315 million, 23 per ...
Aug 23, 2016
Blue Jays activate outfielder Pillar from 15-day DL, Bautista returning Thursday
TORONTO - Despite suffering a hand injury that placed him on the disabled list, don’t expect Kevin Pillar’s game to change any time soon. The Toronto Blue Jays activated the rugged centre-...
Aug 23, 2016
Struggling Impact hope to get game back on track as D.C. visits Saputo Stadium
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact seek to rebound from their worst defeat of the season when they face D.C. United on Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium. Coach Mauro Biello apologized to the fans after Mo...
Aug 23, 2016
Senators agree to terms with defenceman Cody Ceci on a two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Cody Ceci to a two-year contract with an annual value of US$2.8 million. The contract runs through the end of the 2017-18. Ceci will get $2.25 milli...
Aug 23, 2016