Category Archives: Sports
Jennings throws 4 TDs as Lions snap losing skid with win over Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Chris Rainey says he’s always had to prove himself. The running back did just that Saturday afternoon when he caught a pair of touchdown passes and rushed 16 times for 106 yards as th...
Oct 28, 2017
Texas broadcaster apologizes, says he wasn't making slur
CLEBURNE, Texas - A high school football broadcaster in Texas has apologized after using a word during a game that many listeners interpreted as a racial slur. But Mark Banton insists what he said was...
Oct 28, 2017
Canadian owned and trained Emoticon Hanover wins mare trot at Breeders Crown
ANDERSON, Ind. - Canadian owned and trained Emoticon Hanover took the mare trot final at the Breeders Crown on Friday. Emoticon Hanover is owned by Montreal’s Determination and trained by Luc Bl...
Oct 28, 2017
DeRozan has 24, Lowry triple-double, Raps beat Lakers 101-92
LOS ANGELES - DeMar DeRozan has stuck with the Toronto Raptors for 600 games because of exactly what he did to the Lakers. DeRozan scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and the Raptors rallied...
Oct 28, 2017
Roughriders defence carries them to 37-12 win over Durant's Alouettes
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders didn’t feel the need to roll out the welcome mat for a special guest. With playoff implications at stake, the Riders avoided getting caught up in the emotio...
Oct 28, 2017
McEwen tops Ulsrud 8-2 in tiebreaker at Masters Grand Slam to make quarters
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen scored five in the fifth end and Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud conceded an 8-2 win in a tiebreaker on Friday at the Masters Grand Slam of curling. McE...
Oct 28, 2017
Blue Jackets rally to beat Winnipeg 2-1 in overtime
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Josh Anderson saw Winnipeg goaltender Steve Mason lose his stick, and he fired away for the overtime winner. Anderson took three consecutive shots, with Mason dropping his stick while...
Oct 28, 2017
USports Football: QB Hugo Richard helps Laval top Concordia 46-14
MONTREAL - Quarterback Hugo Richard completed 20-of-26 pass attempts for 229 yards and a touchdown and ran in another TD to lead the Laval Rouge et Or past the Concordia Stingers 46-14 on Friday in Ca...
Oct 28, 2017
Powell's late touchdown run lifts Redblacks to 41-36 win over Tiger-Cats
OTTAWA - All the Ottawa Redblacks can do now is sit and wait following a record-breaking performance Friday. William Powell ran in a 43-yard touchdown in the game’s final minute as the Redblacks...
Oct 28, 2017
AP source: Tsai agrees to deal for purchase of Brooklyn Nets
NEW YORK - Billionaire Joseph Tsai has agreed to purchase a 49 per cent stake of the Brooklyn Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov, with the option to become controlling owner in four years, a person with know...
Oct 28, 2017