Category Archives: Sports
CHL civil suit lands in Alberta courts with certification hearing
CALGARY - A civil suit launched by some junior hockey players against the Canadian Hockey League is about to be tested in Alberta. A hearing to determine if the lawsuit can be certified as a class act...
Feb 06, 2017
Slimmed-down North American Soccer League to kick off 2017 season on March 25
NEW YORK - A slimmed-down North American Soccer League will kick off its spring season on March 25 while FC Edmonton will open April 2 on the road against Jacksonville Armada FC. The eight-team league...
Feb 06, 2017
B.C. Lions sign defensive lineman Bryant Turner to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed American defensive lineman Bryant Turner Jr. on Monday to a contract extension through the 2017 season. Turner was eligible to become a free agent later this month. &...
Feb 06, 2017
Former CFL coach Gregory plans to attend Warner induction ceremony
John Gregory’s summer schedule now includes a trip to Canton, Ohio. The former CFL head coach will attend the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony, keeping a promise he made to Kurt...
Feb 06, 2017
MLS says NASL counting Canadian players as domestics is 'a violation of US law'
VANCOUVER - A decision by the second-tier North American Soccer League to count Canadian players as domestics south of the border violates labour laws, according to Major League Soccer commissioner Do...
Feb 06, 2017

Some Boston Globe editions suggest Patriots lost Super Bowl
BOSTON - It wasn’t exactly “Dewey Defeats Truman,” but some Florida readers of The Boston Globe learned a different Super Bowl outcome than most on Monday morning. Early editions of ...
Feb 06, 2017
Super Bowl ratings down 39 per cent in Canada, U.S. numbers down slightly
NEW YORK - Super Bowl ratings were down 39 per cent in Canada this year, a drop that national rights-holder Bell Media blamed on a CRTC decision mandating this year’s game feed from Fox not be s...
Feb 06, 2017
Overwhelmed at first, Hall now loving fast-paced life with New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall has learned how to avoid rush hour traffic in New York City. Overwhelmed when he first made the jaunt from New Jersey to Manhattan as a first-year left winger for the Devils, Hall is used ...
Feb 06, 2017

Official asks Texas Rangers to help find lost Brady jersey
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking the state’s top law enforcement officers to help locate Tom Brady’s missing game jersey, which disappeared from the New England Patriot...
Feb 06, 2017
IAAF freezing nationality switches, upholding Russia ban
MONACO - The IAAF is upholding its global ban on Russian athletes and freezing all nationality switches. Following a council meeting in Monaco on Monday, IAAF president Sebastian Coe said Russian athl...
Feb 06, 2017