Category Archives: Sports
WADA suspends anti-doping work at testing lab in Mexico City
MONTREAL - The anti-doping laboratory in Mexico City has been shut down for up to six months for falling below international testing standards. The World Anti-Doping Agency says the lab could be asked...
Nov 24, 2016
Goaltender Rheaume called a pioneer for helping to grow women's hockey
MONTREAL - Players and coaches are well aware of Manon Rheaume’s contribution to women’s hockey. When the goaltender suited up for the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs in a Quebec Major Junior Hock...
Nov 24, 2016
Redblacks comfortable with underdog role in Grey Cup game against Stampeders
TORONTO - The upcoming Grey Cup game between the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks appears to be a mismatch on paper. Calgary had 15 victories in the regular season while Ottawa had just eight. ...
Nov 24, 2016
Behind the rise of Frederik Andersen, the only Danish goaltender in NHL history
TORONTO - Frederik Andersen is a one of a kind in the National Hockey League. No goaltender in the history of the league had ever come from Denmark before the 27-year-old from Herning, a city of just ...
Nov 24, 2016
Veteran lock Jamie Cudmore bolsters Canada lineup for Samoa rugby test
GRENOBLE, France - Canada will be bolstered by the return of veteran lock Jamie Cudmore for Friday’s rugby test against Samoa in Grenoble, France, the final game of the Canadian men’s thre...
Nov 24, 2016
Brazil rises to No. 2 in FIFA rankings, Canada drops to No. 118
ZURICH - Brazil has risen to No. 2 in the FIFA rankings behind Argentina, with South American teams taking three of the top four spots. Argentina leads despite a 3-0 loss to Brazil in a World Cup qual...
Nov 24, 2016
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Montreal 2 Carolina 1 Ottawa 3 Boston 1 — NFL Detroit 16 Minnesota 13 Dallas 31 Washington 26 Pittsburgh 28 Indianapolis 7 — The Canadian Press
Nov 23, 2016
McDavid has 3 points in 3rd as Oilers beat Avalanche 6-3
DENVER - Connor McDavid tried to sneak one in off Semyon Varlamov in the second period, but the Colorado goalie was too quick. The budding Edmonton star got the better of Varlamov early in the third a...
Nov 23, 2016
Canucks roll past Coyotes with 3-goal second period
GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Vancouver Canucks weren’t going to let a pair of three-goal leads slip away in the same week. After blowing a big advantage in an overtime loss to Chicago on Saturday, the ...
Nov 23, 2016
DeRozan's big third helps Raptors over Rockets 115-102
HOUSTON - High-scoring DeMar DeRozan knows he’s going to start getting some new looks and will have to find ways to make an impact when defences are focusing on him. On Wednesday night, he found...
Nov 23, 2016