Category Archives: Sports
Canadian 18-year-old Stroll to be F1's youngster driver on grid in 2017
MONTREAL - He doesn’t yet have his regular road driver’s licence, but 18-year-old Quebecer Lance Stroll was named Thursday to the Williams lineup for the 2017 FIA Formula One World Champio...
Nov 03, 2016
Canadian captain Christine Sinclair up for FIFA player of the year award again
TORONTO - Fresh from leading Canada to bronze at the Rio Olympics, Christine Sinclair is one of 10 players shortlisted for FIFA women’s player of the year. It marks the eighth such nomination of...
Nov 03, 2016
Like Riding a Bike: Simmerling makes transition from cycling back to skicross
TORONTO - Georgia Simmerling didn’t wait long to start training for her next Olympic mission after reaching the podium at the Rio Games last summer. She was back in the gym for pushups, pullups ...
Nov 03, 2016
Bill Murray relishes Cubs title, demands schools closed
CLEVELAND - Like many die-hard Cubs fans, Bill Murray has finally been rewarded for his allegiance to Chicago’s lovable losers with the team’s first World Series title since 1908. The Chic...
Nov 03, 2016
Narrative changes for Cubs fans and their Series champions
CHICAGO - They spoke of heartbreak and black cats and goats. And finally, Chicago Cubs fans spoke with pride about winning it all. This is new territory for these long-suffering fans and it showed on ...
Nov 03, 2016
Chicago area native Clinton buoyed by Cubs Series victory
TEMPE, Ariz. - Hillary Clinton cheered her hometown Chicago Cubs on to victory in the World Series. With the game going to extra innings, Clinton was able to catch the final moments after finishing a ...
Nov 03, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB World Series Chicago 8 Cleveland 7 (10 innings) (Cubs win series 4-3) — NHL Montreal 3 Vancouver 0 Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Anaheim 1 — AHL Br...
Nov 02, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB World Series Chicago 8 Cleveland 7 (10 innings) (Cubs win series 4-3) — NHL Montreal 3 Vancouver 0 Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Anaheim 1 — AHL Br...
Nov 02, 2016
Carey Price earns shutout as Canadiens blank Canucks for eighth-straight win
MONTREAL - Defenceman Nathan Beaulieu believes Montreal’s win against Vancouver on Wednesday night should act as a wake-up call for his side. The Canadiens were flat for much of the game but sti...
Nov 02, 2016
James Vernon 'Vern' Handrahan, the only pitcher from P.E.I. to play in MLB, dies
CHARLOTTETOWN - James Vernon “Vern” Handrahan, the only pitcher from Prince Edward Island to play Major League Baseball, died Wednesday. He was 79. Handrahan signed his first professional ...
Nov 02, 2016