Category Archives: Sports
Martin helps Blue Jays beat Rays 5-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Manager John Gibbons’ ejection turned into a key moment for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Russell Martin hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to help th...
Sep 04, 2016

Nadal falters late, loses to Pouille in US Open's 4th round
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased ...
Sep 04, 2016
Carlos Franco wins Shaw Charity Classic for first PGA Tour Champions victory
CALGARY - Playing with the likes of Bernhard Langer and Tom Watson helped motivate Paraguay’s Carlos Franco to win his first professional golf tournament since 2004. Franco shot a final round 7-...
Sep 04, 2016

Justin Medlock's 43-yard field goal gets Blue Bombers past Roughriders
REGINA - Justin Medlock came up clutch in his first Labour Day Classic. Medlock’s game-winning boot from 43 yards with two seconds left in the fourth quarter gave the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a 28-...
Sep 04, 2016
Henderson Effect: Women's golf growing in popularity thanks to Brooke Henderson
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Brooke Henderson is on a mission to grow the sport of golf. The 18-year-old phenom, ranked third in the world, wants to make the game she loves more popular in Canada, one fan at a t...
Sep 04, 2016

Beer Shower: Germany's Masson holds on for first LPGA title at Manulife Classic
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Austin Ernst, Minjee Lee and world No. 1 Lydia Ko stood in a tight circle whispering to each other, occasionally glancing across the practice green at Caroline Masson. Over on the 18...
Sep 04, 2016

Quarterbacks Reilly, Mitchell headline the CFL's Battle of Alberta on Labour Day
CALGARY - The first meeting of the Calgary Stampeders and defending Grey Cup champion Edmonton Eskimos this regular season showcases the CFL’s top two quarterbacks. Edmonton’s Mike Reilly ...
Sep 04, 2016

Hamilton native Waud to make first Labour Day start against home-town Tiger-Cats
Daryl Waud grew up booing the hated Toronto Argonauts when they battled the home-town Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Labour Day. On Monday, the six-foot-five, 290-pound defensive lineman returns as the enemy,...
Sep 04, 2016
FINA hits back at experts' departure on Russian Olympic case
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - After three top anti-doping advisers to FINA resigned in protest at their advice on Russian cases being ignored ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the world swimming body ha...
Sep 04, 2016

Former CFL pioneer and Norman Kwong dead at 86
CALGARY - The China Clipper sailed to the rescue of more than one professional sports team - as a bruising football fullback, a tenacious front-office manager in the CFL and part-owner of his home-tow...
Sep 04, 2016