Category Archives: Sports
Rowe scores twice as Revolution extends Impact slump with 3-1 win
MONTREAL - Coach Mauro Biello spoke of mental fragility on the Montreal Impact in recent weeks, but that only seems to apply when they are at home. Given a chance to widen the gap with one of the team...
Sep 17, 2016
Calgary Stampeders recover mojo in 48-23 win over Ottawa Redblacks
CALGARY - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell says the Calgary Stampeders have imagined they’re trailing, even when they’re not, to produce their best football. The Stampeders recovered from a th...
Sep 17, 2016
Heralded filly Tepin captures $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile horse race
TORONTO - The “Queen of The Turf,” reigned supreme Saturday. Tepin took the lead early in the stretch and was never seriously threatened in winning the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. The ...
Sep 17, 2016
Halak, Team Europe stun United States in World Cup opener
TORONTO - When the United States filled out its roster for the World Cup of Hockey, it looked heavy on grit and physicality and light on skill and scoring. That became reality in the Americans’ ...
Sep 17, 2016
Jordan Morris scores in 81st, Sounders beat Whitecaps 1-0
SEATTLE - By his own admission, Jordan Morris didn’t know if he would have scored that kind of a goal early in the season. All that mattered to the Seattle Sounders; rookie forward is he scored ...
Sep 17, 2016
Medlock kicks six field goals, Blue Bombers beat Argonauts for seventh straight win
WINNIPEG - Justin Medlock’s six field goals kept the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the game Saturday before their offence finally started to put points on the board and nail down their seventh straig...
Sep 17, 2016
Canada wins Davis Cup playoff tie after defeating Chileans in doubles
HALIFAX - Canada secured its spot in the elite World Group in the Davis Cup on Saturday, handily beating a Chilean men’s doubles team that struggled to keep pace with a fast, hard surface. Capta...
Sep 17, 2016
Canada's wheelchair rugby team to play for Paralympic bronze after loss to U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada’s wheelchair rugby team had its heart set on gold after a silver-medal performance four years ago in London. Instead, the Canadians will play for bronze at the Rio Paraly...
Sep 17, 2016
English 3rd-tier league game halted because of drone
BRADFORD, England - An English third-tier game was temporarily delayed because a drone was hovering over the stadium on Saturday. The referee halted play in the 65th minute of the Bradford-Bristol Rov...
Sep 17, 2016
Silky Man City strolls to club-record win as De Bruyne stars
MANCHESTER, England - Pep Guardiola is already making history at Manchester City. By beating Bournemouth 4-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday, City opened a season with eight straight wins fo...
Sep 17, 2016