Category Archives: Sports
Canadian TV subscribers set to see American Super Bowl ads for first time
Many Canadians are wondering who will emerge victorious Sunday in Super Bowl LI. Not in the game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, but in the high-stakes battle between the Can...
Feb 02, 2017
Toronto FC rewards Canadian international forward Tosaint Ricketts with new deal
Toronto FC has rewarded Canadian international forward Tosaint Ricketts with a new, improved contract. The 29-year-old from Edmonton joined Toronto mid-season last year, collecting four goals and one ...
Feb 02, 2017
Tough times in Colorado as Avalanche march toward historically bad season
It’s all-star weekend in Los Angeles and a reporter from China asks Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon to wish Chinese hockey fans a happy New Year. Not in English, mind you, but Mandari...
Feb 02, 2017
'You get used to eating packets of butter': Racewalker Dunfee on high-fat diet
TORONTO - On the days Evan Dunfee hasn’t ingested enough fat, he’ll melt butter in the microwave and then toss it back like tequila. You’d think fat and Olympic-level performance wou...
Feb 02, 2017
In South Sudan, wheelchair basketball distracts from war
JUBA, South Sudan - Warnings of possible genocide hang over the world’s youngest nation, but here on a basketball court under a fierce morning sun, South Sudan’s civil war seems a world aw...
Feb 02, 2017
Guerrero and Halladay headline Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2017
ST. MARYS, Ont. - Roy Halladay remembers it was on a Blue Jays’ trip to Seattle that he realized he was playing for something bigger than a city. He was representing an entire country. The retir...
Feb 02, 2017
Former Chelsea, England midfielder Lampard retires at 38
Frank Lampard retired from soccer on Thursday, ending a 21-year career in which he won every major honour at club level with Chelsea and established himself as the Premier League’s highest-scori...
Feb 02, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Washington 5 Boston 3 Calgary 5 Minnesota 1 Los Angeles 5 Colorado 0 — NBA Cleveland 125 Minnesota 97 Indiana 98 Orlando 88 Boston 109 Toronto 104 Detroit 118 New Orl...
Feb 02, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Washington 5 Boston 3 Calgary 5 Minnesota 1 Los Angeles 5 Colorado 0 — NBA Cleveland 125 Minnesota 97 Indiana 98 Orlando 88 Boston 109 Toronto 104 Detroit 118 New Orl...
Feb 02, 2017
Red Hot: Monahan has first two-goal game of season in Flames' 5-1 win over Wild
CALGARY - Sean Monahan picked a great time to earn his first two-goal game of the season. The 22-year-old forward scored a pair of power-play goals, including the winner in the third period, to lead t...
Feb 01, 2017