Category Archives: Sports
Investigation into Russian doping still splits sports world
GLASGOW, Scotland - Anti-doping leaders were challenged to produce more credible evidence of Russian cheating by a leading Olympic executive on Saturday. Leaving a meeting of the World Anti-Doping Age...
Nov 19, 2016
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Chicago 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) Boston 4 Winnipeg 1 Edmonton 5 Dallas 2 Montreal 2 Toronto 1 Florida 4 Ottawa 1 Tampa Bay 3 Philadelphia 0 Los Angeles 4 New Jersey 2 Buffalo 2 Pi...
Nov 19, 2016
Canada wins long-track speedskating gold in men's sprint event at World Cup
NAGANO, Japan - The Canadian men’s long-track speedskating team won gold Saturday in the sprint event at the Nagano World Cup. Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., Vincent de Haitre of Cumberland, O...
Nov 19, 2016
Rooney slams 'disgraceful' reaction to late-night conduct
MANCHESTER, England - Wayne Rooney described the reaction to his late-night conduct on England duty as “disgraceful,” saying the British media is “trying to write my obituary.”...
Nov 19, 2016
Mack scores lone try as Canada falls to Romania in men's rugby match
BUCHAREST, Romania - Phil Mack scored Canada’s lone try as the national men’s rugby team dropped a 21-16 decision to Romania on Saturday at Stadionul Arcul de Triumf. Gordon McRorie kicked...
Nov 19, 2016
Canadian women's rugby team scores seven tries in 48-7 rout of Ireland
DUBLIN - Canada’s senior women’s rugby team kicked off its November tour on Saturday with a 48-7 rout of sixth-ranked Ireland. Julianne Zussman ran in two tries for Canada and Andrea Burk ...
Nov 19, 2016
Canadian women's rugby team scores seven tries in 48-7 rout of Ireland
DUBLIN - Canada’s senior women’s rugby team kicked off its November tour on Saturday with a 48-7 rout of sixth-ranked Ireland. Julianne Zussman ran in two tries for Canada and Andrea Burk ...
Nov 19, 2016
Women hockey players want more info on slashed salaries
Players in the National Women’s Hockey League will play at least one more game but want more information before agreeing to a 50 per cent salary cut the commissioner says is necessary “to ...
Nov 19, 2016
Murray, Djokovic set up Sunday shootout at ATP finals
LONDON - Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic set up a Sunday shootout for both the ATP finals title and the year-end No. 1 ranking. The world’s top two players had contrasting wins in the semifinals ...
Nov 19, 2016
Chan wins gold on four-medal day for Canada at Cup of China figure skating
BEIJING - Three-time world champion Patrick Chan won the gold medal in comeback fashion on Saturday to highlight a four-medal day for Canada at the Cup of China figure skating competition. Kaetlyn Osm...
Nov 19, 2016