Category Archives: Canadian Press

Roughriders pick up second straight win, beating the Tiger-Cats 20-18
REGINA - Confident and exciting are two words not often used when describing a three-win team. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, now riding a two-game winning streak after a 20-18 victory on Saturday over...
Sep 24, 2016
CIS Roundup: Last-minute TD leads Bishop's Gaiters past Saint Mary's Huskies
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Receiver Zach Graveson scored his second touchdown of the game with 31 seconds left as the Bishop’s Gaiters rallied for a 30-29 win over the Saint Mary’s Huskies in CIS ...
Sep 24, 2016
Syrian troops advance in Aleppo amid war's heaviest bombing
BEIRUT - Syrian troops captured a rebel-held area on the edge of Aleppo on Saturday, tightening their siege on opposition-held neighbourhoods in the northern city after what residents described as the...
Sep 24, 2016

Baltimore Police: 3 gunmen shoot, wound 8 in attack
BALTIMORE - Three gunmen shot and wounded eight people including a 3-year-old girl on an east Baltimore street Saturday night, police said, adding the suspects fled and the victims were all expected t...
Sep 24, 2016

Russian goaltender Bobrovsky a lone bright spot in semifinal loss to Canada
TORONTO - Through all the defensive chaos, poor decisions and sloppy play from Team Russia in the early going of Saturday’s World Cup of Hockey semifinal, one player remained dominant. Goaltende...
Sep 24, 2016

Canadians slip three past Bobrovsky in third for 5-3 win; Crosby posts three points
TORONTO - There’s a feeling of invincibility right now for those on Team Canada. “With this team I’m very, very rarely nervous,” said defenceman Drew Doughty. “Every sing...
Sep 24, 2016
Royer helps Red Bulls clinch playoff spot, 1-0 over Impact
HARRISON, N.J. - Daniel Royer scored his first MLS goal in the 60th minute and the New York Red Bulls clinched a playoff berth for the seventh straight year with a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Impact...
Sep 24, 2016
Unfulfilling Result: Hurtado scores late as 10-man Whitecaps draw Rapids 3-3
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps’ season could be boiled down to Saturday’s performance. In a game they desperately needed to win to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive, the White...
Sep 24, 2016
Defenceman Jacob Trouba to sit out Jets training camp, agent working on trade
Defenceman Jacob Trouba has requested a trade from Winnipeg and doesn’t plan on attending Jets training camp. Trouba’s agent Kurt Overhardt said in a press release on Saturday that the 22-...
Sep 24, 2016
Vin Scully reflects on 67 years of baseball memories
LOS ANGELES - The three-ring binder chock full of tidbits Vin Scully wants to talk about on the air will soon be flipped shut for the last time. After Saturday night, the Hall of Fame broadcaster is d...
Sep 24, 2016