Category Archives: CP_Sports
Whitecaps pick up contract options on six players but roster questions remain
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have picked up the contract options of seven players including captain Kendall Waston, but questions remain over the MLS team’s roster. The Whitecaps, who hav...
Nov 27, 2017
Argos' Grey Cup win over Stampeders draws average audience of 4.3 million
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts’ come-from-behind 27-24 win over the Calgary Stampeders in Sunday’s Grey Cup drew an average audience of 4.3 million viewers in Canada, according to TSN. Th...
Nov 27, 2017

Argonauts return home after stunning Calgary with late comeback to win Grey Cup
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts started the season with new management, a new coach, and low expectations after a last-place finish. They somehow managed to end the season as Grey Cup champions. The A...
Nov 27, 2017

Toronto FC's Greg Vanney named MLS coach of the year after record-breaking season
TORONTO - Greg Vanney’s arrival at Toronto FC as assistant general manager and academy director went almost unnoticed in December 2013. It was a transaction largely lost in a week that saw the M...
Nov 27, 2017

Vegas C Marchessault, Columbus G Bobrovsky, Caps LW Ovechkin named stars of week
NEW YORK - Vegas Golden Knights centre Jonathan Marchessault, Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin have been named the NHL’s three st...
Nov 27, 2017

Montella becomes a victim of higher expectations at AC Milan
In the end, Vincenzo Montella became a victim of the heightened expectations at AC Milan. When a club spends more than 200 million euros (nearly $250 million) on new players in the off-season, six win...
Nov 27, 2017

Veteran 'keeper Erin McLeod savours return to Canada roster after long layoff
It’s been 21 months and 27 matches since Erin McLeod was last in the Canadian goal. Back from her third knee surgery, the 34-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., is savouring her return to the natio...
Nov 27, 2017

Will Ricky Ray return to Argos next season?
OTTAWA - Toronto Argonauts general manager Jim Popp is confident his star quarterback will be back next season. But he’s going to let Ricky Ray enjoy Sunday’s Grey Cup victory before discu...
Nov 27, 2017

Hajrullahu's field goal earns Argos stunning Grey Cup win over Stampeders
OTTAWA - Ricky Ray earned a record-setting Grey Cup win while handing the Calgary Stampeders another stunning defeat. Lirim Hajrullahu’s 32-yard field goal with 53 seconds remaining earned the T...
Nov 27, 2017

Snowfall welcomes 105th Grey Cup game between Calgary and Toronto
OTTAWA - The 105th Grey Cup kicked off in a winter wonderland, and ended with a messy but entertaining 27-24 win by the Toronto Argonauts over the Calgary Stampeders. Snow started falling about two ho...
Nov 26, 2017