Category Archives: Sports
Cheerful, colorful NBA reporter Craig Sager dies at 65
HOUSTON - Craig Sager never once thought about giving up as he battled cancer for more than two years. “Man, life is too beautiful, too wonderful, there’s just too many things,” he s...
Dec 15, 2016
Canadian juniors short on stars; hope to be long on speed, skill and teamwork
MONTREAL - Without an obvious star player to carry the pressure and expectations, Canada’s team for the world junior hockey championship will be all about teamwork, speed and desire. The final 2...
Dec 15, 2016
Super Bowl ads: Canadian MPs say CRTC made a bad call, needs to reverse it
WASHINGTON - Two federal MPs are throwing a challenge flag over Canada’s new all-American policy on Super Bowl ads, hoping the country’s broadcast regulator will rethink a decision they sa...
Dec 15, 2016
Sask. Rush welcoming rival Calgary Roughnecks for showcase game
The Saskatchewan Rush professional lacrosse team is gearing up for a showcase game tomorrow against rival Calgary Roughnecks. Last season, the two teams met a combined six times between the regular se...
Dec 15, 2016
Sask. Rush welcoming rival Calgary Roughnecks for showcase game
The Saskatchewan Rush professional lacrosse team is gearing up for a showcase game tomorrow against rival Calgary Roughnecks. Last season, the two teams met a combined six times between the regular se...
Dec 15, 2016
Canadian ice dancers and Sochi Olympians Paul and Islam announce retirement
OTTAWA - Ice dancers Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam, members of Canada’s team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, have decided to call it a competitive career. Paul and Islam are six-time members of ...
Dec 15, 2016
Sharks' old time duo of Thornton, Marleau not out of gas just yet
It’s been almost two decades since Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau made their NHL debuts, but the San Jose Sharks old-timers still have some gas left in the tank. The 37-year-olds are in the tw...
Dec 15, 2016
Potomak sisters to wear Maple Leaf in women's hockey series versus U.S.
A wave of players from Canada’s most westerly province has hit the national women’s hockey team. Two are from the same family. Sarah and Amy Potomak of Aldergrove, B.C., will wear the Mapl...
Dec 15, 2016
Predators defenceman P.K. Subban hosts TV comedy special filmed in Montreal
TORONTO - A Just For Laughs comedy gala that served as P.K. Subban’s goodbye to Montreal will be broadcast as a one-hour TV special in the new year. “P.K. Subban: Shots Fired” sees t...
Dec 15, 2016
Domestic violence case against Familia dropped
FORT LEE, N.J. - A judge dismissed a charge Thursday stemming from a domestic violence complaint against New York Mets star relief pitcher Jeurys Familia after the player’s wife told a prosecuto...
Dec 15, 2016