Category Archives: Sports

Ariya Jutanugarn shoots bogey free second round to take Canadian Open lead
PRIDDIS, Alta. - No driver, no problem for Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn. Despite not carrying a driver in her bag, Jutanugarn shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Friday to move atop the leaderboard t...
Aug 26, 2016
Maia wants title shot if he beats Condit at Fight Night in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Demian Maia believes he should be next in line for a UFC welterweight title shot if he beats Carlos Condit in Saturday’s main event at UFC Fight Night ...
Aug 26, 2016
CFL changes rule on coaches challenges, first challenge no longer 'free'
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League has approved a rule change on coaches’ challenges. Effective immediately, if a team makes their first coach’s challenge of the game and does not win ...
Aug 26, 2016

Russia's luxury gifts for Olympic medallists spark dispute
MOSCOW - Luxury cars, apartments, even a racehorse - being an Olympic medallist in Russia can come with great material rewards but also controversy. Under President Vladimir Putin, it’s become a...
Aug 26, 2016
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