Category Archives: Canadian Press

Rene Paredes field goal earns Stampeders hard-fought 28-25 win over Ticats
HAMILTON - On a night when he wasn’t at his best, a Bo Levi Mitchell incompletion moved the Calgary Stampeders closer to clinching top spot in the West Division. Rene Paredes’ 17-yard fiel...
Oct 16, 2017
USOC wants Winter Games, must decide on 2026 or 2030
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The prospect of a U.S. bid for the Winter Olympics is less a matter of “if” and more a matter of “when.” The U.S. Olympic Committee board is moving fo...
Oct 16, 2017

Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols ready for Lions, glove or no glove
Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols isn’t worried if wet weather forces him to take the glove off his injured throwing hand. The Blue Bombers host the B.C. Lions Saturday afternoon, with the forec...
Oct 16, 2017

Toronto FC in playoff mode as slumping Montreal Impact come to town
TORONTO - Coming off a two-week break, Toronto FC returns to action Sunday primed for the coming playoffs with Italian striker Sebastian Giovinco expected back in the lineup for a date with perennial ...
Oct 16, 2017

Craig Anderson earns 25-save shutout as Senators rout Flames 6-0
CALGARY - Ottawa’s power play finally awoke from its slumber. The Senators man advantage produced two goals on seven chances Friday night and Ottawa used 25 saves from Craig Anderson to shut out...
Oct 16, 2017

Ecuador suspends 5 players for leaving training base
QUITO, Ecuador - Five players have been suspended indefinitely from Ecuador’s national soccer team for leaving the squad’s training base without permission a day before a key match this we...
Oct 16, 2017

Canadian men's curling championship to be held in Brandon in 2019
ORLEANS, Ont. - The Tim Hortons Brier will be played at Westman Communications Group Place in Brandon, Man., in March 2019. It will be the first time the city has served as host of the Canadian men...
Oct 16, 2017

New lifestyle benefiting Canada's Christopher Spring ahead of bobsled season
Canadian bobsled pilot Christopher Spring decided at the end of the summer that he was going to dramatically change his lifestyle. He sold his car, got rid of the majority of his belongings and purcha...
Oct 16, 2017

Bigger cheques start arriving for Canada's Olympians and Paralympians
CALGARY - A pay raise for Canada’s Olympians and Paralympians is rolling out with the Winter Games just weeks away. Sports Minister Kent Hehr revealed details of the increased money going into t...
Oct 16, 2017
Arena quits after US World Cup failure, Gulati stays for now
NEW YORK - Bruce Arena quickly resigned as U.S. coach after the Americans’ failure to qualify for the World Cup. U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati is staying around, at least for now...
Oct 16, 2017