Category Archives: Sports
Brooke Henderson leading Canadian youth movement at LPGA's Canadian Open
PRIDDIS, Alta. - Led by star Brooke Henderson and following a trail blazed by Lorie Kane, women’s golf in Canada is in the midst of a youth movement. Henderson, an 18 year old from Smiths Falls,...
Aug 25, 2016
Keith absence likely to disrupt Canadian defence; Muzzin could see greater role
Mike Babcock will have to sift through the pile of lineup cards sitting in his car and come up with something new after two key members of Canada’s World Cup team pulled out this week with injur...
Aug 25, 2016
Avalanche hire Bednar to replace Roy as coach
Joe Sakic had to rush his coaching search after the abrupt resignation of Patrick Roy. He doesn’t believe the Colorado Avalanche rushed their hire. After interviewing candidates with varying deg...
Aug 25, 2016
Canadiens name Eric Crawford pro scouting director as Karpan joins Las Vegas
MONTREAL - Eric Crawford was promoted to director of professional scouting by the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday to replace Vaughn Karpan, who has joined the new NHL franchise in Las Vegas. Crawford, ...
Aug 25, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American L.A. Angels 8 Toronto 2 Oakland 5 Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5 Seattle 0 Tampa Bay 4 Boston 3 (11 innings) Detroit 9 Minnesota 4 — National Milwaukee 7 Colorad...
Aug 25, 2016
Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby named captain of Canada's World Cup team
TORONTO - Hockey Canada is going to mine a gold-medal leadership group for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. Sidney Crosby will once again serve as captain for Team Canada, joined like he was at the 2...
Aug 25, 2016
The cost of raising an Olympic athlete can have a low return-on-investment
TORONTO - Cheryl Simundson can still vividly recall the time her daughter, two-time Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries, stood on a chair during a family dinner more than 20 years ago and annou...
Aug 25, 2016
Russian doping coach Chegin loses appeal against life ban
MOSCOW - The Russian anti-doping agency says a coach linked to more than 20 doping cases has lost his appeal against a life ban from athletics. Viktor Chegin was banned in March on evidence he oversaw...
Aug 25, 2016
Cyclists Langlois, Roth lead eight-man Canadian team for UCI road races
MONTREAL - National road race champion Bruno Langlois of Quebec City and Ryan Roth of Cambridge, Ont., were among eight riders named Thursday to the Canadian team that will participate in a pair of UC...
Aug 25, 2016
Bettman on fighting, ads on jerseys, European expansion, outdoor games and more
Would the NHL ever look to eliminate fighting? Are ads coming to NHL sweaters? And what of expansion, Las Vegas and the Olympics? NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke to those issues and more in a rece...
Aug 25, 2016