Category Archives: CP_Sports
Food banks to benefit as mayors of Toronto and Calgary make Grey Cup bet
TORONTO - The mayors of Toronto and Calgary say they’ve agreed to the terms of the traditional Grey Cup bet as the Argonauts and Stampeders prepare to meet Sunday in Ottawa. Calgary Mayor Naheed...
Nov 22, 2017
First men's World Cup downhill training run cancelled in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The first training run of the men’s World Cup downhill season was cancelled Wednesday in Lake Louise, Alta. The men are scheduled to race a downhill Saturday followed by Sun...
Nov 22, 2017
Braves stripped of 13 prospects, Coppolella banned for life
ATLANTA - The Braves lost 13 prospects and former general manager John Coppolella was banned for life by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for circumventing international signing rules from 2015-17. Fo...
Nov 22, 2017
Ricky Ray, Argonauts arrive to practice amid nearby police incident
OTTAWA - The Toronto Argonauts had a dramatic welcome to practice on Wednesday. The players were disembarking the team bus at the University of Ottawa while an incident involving police played out on ...
Nov 22, 2017
Lake Louise World Cup kicks off Olympic season for deep Canadian men's ski team
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Manuel Osborne-Paradis was OK with the cancellation of last year’s World Cup in Lake Louise, Alta. The Canadian man who has won the most medals in Lake Louise couldn’t...
Nov 22, 2017
B.C. Lions' loss in 2004 Grey Cup game still stings Dave Dickenson
OTTAWA - Time has done little to diminish the disappointment of Dave Dickenson’s last Grey Cup visit to Ottawa. Dickenson was the surprise starter for the B.C. Lions ahead of league MVP Casey Pr...
Nov 22, 2017
Beauty be damned, Toronto FC machine keeps rolling in the MLS playoffs
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In sport, as in life, aesthetics sometimes go out the window. If every toilet in your home is plugged, you don’t need a plumber who looks like Fabio. You want a professional wit...
Nov 22, 2017
Trump calls father of freed UCLA player an 'ungrateful fool'
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump started off his first day of Thanksgiving vacation Wednesday by resuming his taunts of the father of a UCLA basketball player detained for shoplifting in Chin...
Nov 22, 2017
Sochi gold medallist among 4 Russians banned for doping
MOSCOW - Two more Russian athletes were stripped of their Olympic medals from the 2014 Sochi Games on Wednesday, leaving the United States as the country with the most medals. Four Russians, all skele...
Nov 22, 2017
Australia routs Canada Ravens 88-0 in women's Rugby League World Cup
SYDNEY, Australia - Maddie Studdon set up five tries and score one as Australia routed the Canada Ravens 88-0 on Wednesday in women’s Rugby League World Cup action. Vanessa Foliaki, Elianna Walt...
Nov 21, 2017