Category Archives: Sports
Senators buy AHL affiliate, will move the team to Belleville, Ont.
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are moving their American Hockey League team to Canada. The Senators announced Monday that team owner Eugene Melnyk has purchased Ottawa’s AHL affiliate currently re...
Sep 26, 2016
Olympic silver medallist and world champion pairs skater Dafoe dies at 86
OTTAWA - Frances Dafoe, a Canadian pairs figure skater who won a world title and an Olympic silver medal, has died at age 86. Skate Canada confirmed Dafoe in a release that Dafoe died on Friday evenin...
Sep 26, 2016
"Hunter" the Canadian lynx unveiled as first mascot in Edmonton Olier history
EDMONTON - For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Oilers will have a mascot prowling around the rink. The Oilers unveiled “Hunter” the Canadian lynx Monday. The team’s...
Sep 26, 2016
Getzlaf sits out Monday practice; expected to play Tuesday in World Cup final
TORONTO - Ryan Getzlaf didn’t practice Monday ahead of the World Cup of Hockey final. Hockey Canada said it was just a maintenance day for the 31-year-old, who played more than 17 minutes and po...
Sep 26, 2016
Palmer made mark on Canadian golf, including first PGA Tour win in 1955
The outpouring of warmth for Arnold Palmer extended north of the border the day after his death, even if the King of golf almost thwarted Canadian Sandra Post’s bid to win the 1978 Dinah Shore c...
Sep 26, 2016
Rome's city council to vote Thursday on 2024 Olympics bid
Rome’s city council will vote Thursday whether to support Mayor Virginia Raggi’s rejection of the city’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The motion is expected to pass easily since...
Sep 26, 2016
Beating Canada twice in best-of-three will require something special from Europe
TORONTO - It will take an upset of monumental proportion for Team Europe to edge Canada twice in the best-of-three World Cup of Hockey final. Here are five things to consider about the matchup: 1. Can...
Sep 26, 2016
Player remembers Palmer's 'dashing style' & 'knowing smile'
Gary Player remembers the many traits of Arnold Palmer: A fiercely competitive golfer who had a “slashing, dashing” style and didn’t know when he was beaten. A man who could be ̶...
Sep 26, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Semifinal Europe 3 Sweden 2 (OT) — NHL Pre-season St. Louis (ss) 7 Columbus (ss) 3 St. Louis (ss) 5 Columbus (ss) 0 — NFL Green Bay 34 Detroit 27 O...
Sep 25, 2016
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Semifinal Europe 3 Sweden 2 (OT) — NHL Pre-season St. Louis (ss) 7 Columbus (ss) 3 St. Louis (ss) 5 Columbus (ss) 0 — NFL Green Bay 34 Detroit 27 O...
Sep 25, 2016