Category Archives: Sports

Claude Julien hopes to 'create some pride' in struggling Canadiens
MONTREAL - Claude Julien says his first goal as the new Montreal Canadiens coach will be to “create some pride” in the slumping club as he returns behind the bench. But Julien, who was hir...
Feb 15, 2017
World Cup: Canadian cyclist Hugo Barrette returns to scene of gruesome crash
TORONTO - The photos are gruesome. Hugo Barrette slumped over unconscious, his rag-doll limbs bent under him awkwardly and his face crushed against the concrete. Barrette on a stretcher, his face a so...
Feb 15, 2017
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign defensive back Emanuel Davis to two-year deal
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed defensive back Emanuel Davis on Wednesday. Davis signed a two-year deal with Hamilton a day after becoming a free agent. The 27-year-old had 55 tackles, fi...
Feb 15, 2017
Rugby Canada suffers Own The Podium funding blow to men's sevens team
Rugby Canada expected to take a hit on Own The Podium funding for its men’s sevens team. But it did not expect the entire well to dry up. Own The Podium has told Rugby Canada that the men’...
Feb 15, 2017
Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes needs Tommy John surgery
JUPITER, Fla. - An offspeed pitch during a pre-spring training bullpen session effectively ended Alex Reyes’ season before it began. The St. Louis Cardinals said Wednesday the 22-year-old right-...
Feb 15, 2017

Brock Lesnar tells UFC he is retired from competition
LOS ANGELES - Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has informed the mixed martial arts promotion that he is retired from competition. The UFC confirmed the 39-year-old Lesnar’s decision ...
Feb 15, 2017
Olympic downhill designer says tough, faster course awaits
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Stop worrying, downhill racers. The 2018 Olympic course will be faster than you think. The new track in South Korea has been criticized - at a men’s test race last year...
Feb 15, 2017

Madrid police talk to Maradona after altercation at hotel
MADRID - It didn’t take long for Diego Maradona to start making headlines on his short trip to Europe. Two days after his arrival, police were called on Wednesday to investigate an altercation i...
Feb 15, 2017
Shaharyar says PCB won't spare match-fixers
ISLAMABAD - A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board says two players accused of involvement in spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League tournament will face maximum punishments if they confess. S...
Feb 15, 2017
Study of footballers' brains highlights dementia concerns
LONDON - The degenerative damage potentially caused by repeated blows to the head in soccer has been highlighted by a rare study of brains of a small number of retired players who developed dementia. ...
Feb 15, 2017