Category Archives: Sports
Poor performances by Canadian men's rugby team sets off debate on how to fix it
TORONTO - The ripple effect from Canada’s poor performance at the Americas Rugby Championship has been quickly felt by the rugby community back home. Following a 24-23 loss to unheralded Brazil,...
Mar 08, 2017

Young's agent says he's en route to Regina to finalize deal with Riders
It seems Vince Young will make his football comeback in Canada. Young’s agent, Leigh Steinberg, tweeted Wednesday he was en route to Regina to finalize a deal between his client and the Saskatch...
Mar 08, 2017

Bogut done, Smith back as Cavaliers stumble forward
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - The new centre’s season is over, cruelly ended by a shocking injury. One injured shooting guard has returned from a broken thumb while another is limping around on a sore fo...
Mar 08, 2017

Whitecaps re-sign Uruguayan attacking midfielder Nicolas Mezquida
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have re-signed attacking midfielder Nicolas Mezquida to a new contract through 2018, with a club option for 2019. Mezquida had six goals and one assist in all compe...
Mar 08, 2017
Cathy Overton-Clapham joins Chelsea Carey curling team for next season
CALGARY - Veteran curler Cathy Overton-Clapham has joined Chelsea Carey’s curling team. Carey announced the move Wednesday on her team’s Twitter account and said Overton-Clapham will compe...
Mar 08, 2017

Riders' Campbell looking to set new personal best in final university track meet
Tevaughn Campbell won’t let the burden of expectation weigh him down at his final Canadian university track and field competition. The Saskatchewan Roughriders cornerback heads to Edmonton this ...
Mar 08, 2017
Hockey Canada keeps Ducharme as head coach of junior hockey team
CALGARY - Dominique Ducharme will return as Canada’s head coach at the 2018 world junior hockey championship in Buffalo, N.Y. Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that Ducharme will be retained along...
Mar 08, 2017

Bettman: 2018 Olympics still in doubt, bye week could be scrapped
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Gary Bettman’s voice was muffled and he was coughing profusely, but the tone of the NHL commissioner with regard to the 2018 Olympics remained the same. “There’s a...
Mar 08, 2017
Out of the shadows: Carleton women gunning for first national title
OTTAWA - Taffe Charles joked to his players that he knew they had a special team this season when they were on the front page of Carleton’s student newspaper. As far as Charles could remember, i...
Mar 08, 2017
Adidas seeks buyer for Montreal-based CCM Hockey after sales fall last year
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany - Adidas says it’s putting the CCM Hockey brand up for sale. The German sports equipment and apparel giant made the announcement Wednesday as it reported its fourth-quart...
Mar 08, 2017