Category Archives: CP_Sports
Trump urges 3 UCLA players to thank China leader for release
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged three suspended UCLA basketball players on Thursday to thank China’s president for their freedom after they shoplifted in China. The president’s s...
Nov 16, 2017
Drouin's not done: Missing worlds for Achilles injury had a silver lining
TORONTO - Derek Drouin was back home in Toronto nursing an Achilles injury when the high jump event played out at the world championships last summer in London. The Olympic and world gold medallist wa...
Nov 16, 2017
NHL general managers, Bettman to take part in NHL 100th anniversary events
MONTREAL - The National Hockey League’s general managers are set to meet at the site where the league was founded 100 years ago and commissioner Gary Bettman will also be in town as the league c...
Nov 16, 2017
Manfred: MLB pace changes will happen with or without union
ORLANDO, Fla. - Major League Baseball will change rules to speed games next year with or without an agreement with the players’ association. Management proposed last off-season to institute a 20...
Nov 16, 2017
Young Canadian women's rugby team faces tough challenge in world No. 2 England
Captain Laura Russell leads a green starting 15, featuring nine players making their test debut or first start, when Canada takes on second-ranked England on Friday in the first of a three-match women...
Nov 16, 2017
Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews to miss fourth game with injury
TORONTO - Injured Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews will miss a fourth straight game tonight when Toronto hosts the New Jersey Devils. The 20-year-old participated in the optional morning skate but L...
Nov 16, 2017
Montreal-based Beterbiev looking for more after taking IBF title
MONTREAL - Only five days after winning the International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title, Artur Beterbiev was back at work. It seems that the Russian, who has been based in Montreal since 2...
Nov 16, 2017
Paraguay judge approves extradition of soccer official Leoz
ASUNCION, Paraguay - A judge in Paraguay approved the extradition of Nicolas Leoz, the former president of South America’s soccer confederation, on Thursday. The 89-year-old Leoz is charged in a...
Nov 16, 2017
Ex-France minister has to pay damages to Nadal
PARIS - Former French minister for health and sport Roselyne Bachelot was ordered to pay 10,000 euros ($11,800) in damages to Rafael Nadal on Thursday after accusing him of doping. In March last year,...
Nov 16, 2017
Canadian men's rugby team looks for bounce-back performance against Spain
Canada coach Kingsley Jones remembers making short work of Spain during his days with Gloucester. Then captain of the English club side, Jones enjoyed 42-19 and 47-7 wins over the Spaniards in Europea...
Nov 16, 2017