Category Archives: CP_Sports
Iowa State romps past KU 78-66 to win Big 12 tourney title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lindell Wigginton found his way to Iowa State from Canada, fellow Canadian Marial Shayok took a detour through the University of Virginia, and Michael Jacobson started his career at...
Mar 16, 2019
Canadian Bianca Andreescu is turning heads in tennis world with her stunning run
Bianca Andreescu has captured the imagination of Canadian sports fans with her Cinderella-like journey to the BNP Paribas Open women's singles final Sunday. But the Mississauga, Ont., native didn̵...
Mar 16, 2019
Canadian Maude-Aimee Leblanc falls out of lead at Natural Charity Classic
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Canada’s Maude-Aimee Leblanc has slipped into a tie for seventh heading into the final round of the Symetra Tour’s Natural Charity Classic. The Sherbrooke, Que., golfe...
Mar 16, 2019
Buffalo women reach NCAAs for 2nd straight season
CLEVELAND - Summer Hemphill scored 16 points and grabbed a Mid-American Conference tournament record 21 rebounds to help No. 4 seed Buffalo beat Ohio 77-61 on Saturday for an automatic NCAA Tournament...
Mar 16, 2019
Korea scores trio in ninth end to edge Canada 7-6 at world women's curling event
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Korea’s Minji Kim scored three in the ninth end to edge Canada’s Chelsea Carey 7-6 on Saturday at the world women’s curling championship. It was the first game o...
Mar 16, 2019
Raonic ousted from Paribas Open semifinals by Austrian Dominic Thiem
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Dominic Thiem outlasted Canadian Milos Raonic in three sets Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final, where he’ll meet Roger Federer who advanced after Rafael Nadal wi...
Mar 16, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays drop games against Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays dropped a pair of split-squad pre-season games on Saturday. Toronto lost 4-3 to the Baltimore Orioles at its home spring-training facility and dropped a 17-7 deci...
Mar 16, 2019
McKeever, Wilkie capture Para-nordic gold, silver medals, respectively
SAPPORO, Japan - Canadians Brian McKeever and Natalie Wilkie captured Para-nordic World Cup medals Saturday. McKeever, of Canmore, Alta., and guide Graham Nishikawa, of Whitehorse, won the men's 10-ki...
Mar 16, 2019
Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk earns first World Cup triathlon competition
MOOLOOLABA, Australia - Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk captured his first triathlon World Cup event Saturday. The resident of Oak Bluff, Man., topped a field of 67 competitors to win one of the prestigious...
Mar 16, 2019
Impact midfielder Taider to play in two games for Algerian national side
Montreal Impact midfielder Saphir Taider will play in two games for the Algerian national team. The Impact made the announcement Saturday. Taider, 27, will play in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifi...
Mar 16, 2019