Category Archives: Sports

Montreal Impact bring high-flying Toronto FC down to earth with 5-3 win
TORONTO - The Montreal Impact came to Toronto leaking losses and surrounded by a soap opera-like atmosphere. They leave with bragging rights, at least for one night, over the best team in Major League...
Sep 20, 2017
Maple Leafs veteran Joffrey Lupul apologizes for comments made on social media
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul has publicly apologized for recent comments he made on social media. Lupul took to Twitter on Wednesday, speaking for the first time since Sunday when he said...
Sep 20, 2017
Goals flow for England's top clubs in League Cup
England’s top clubs showcased their strength in depth in the League Cup on Wednesday, with Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Everton all advancing to the last 16 despite f...
Sep 20, 2017
Canadian Rory MacDonald to fight Lima for Bellator world welterweight title
TORONTO - Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald will face Bellator welterweight champion Douglas (The Phenom) Lima on Jan. 20 in Los Angeles. MacDonald, a former UFC 170-pound contender, won his Bellator...
Sep 20, 2017

Stampeder returner Roy Finch overcomes ADD, suspension to post record season
CALGARY - Tackling his attention deficit disorder initially cost Roy Finch yards on the football field. The Calgary Stampeders running back says managing the condition is a factor behind his record-se...
Sep 20, 2017
Alouettes opt to avoid "chaos:" stick with struggling Durant at quarterback
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will sink or swim with Darian Durant at quarterback. There was little other choice but to stick with Durant despite a nightmarish performance last week in which the 3...
Sep 20, 2017

De Grasse & Co. relishing down time, chance to focus on off-track endeavours
TORONTO - Canada’s men’s sprint story at last month’s world track and field championships began with the disastrous news that Andre De Grasse was out with an injury. It ended with th...
Sep 20, 2017
Promising young defenceman practising patience as he tries to crack Sens' roster
OTTAWA - Thomas Chabot understands that he needs to be patient. Drafted 18th overall by Ottawa in 2015, Chabot is coming off a spectacular junior season and expectations are sky-high for the 20-year-o...
Sep 20, 2017
Jake LaMotta, boxer who inspired 'Raging Bull,' dies at 95
Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialized by Robert De Niro in the film “Raging Bull,” has died. He was 95. The former mid...
Sep 20, 2017

QMJHL Preview: Groulx, McIsaac, Gravel leading Mooseheads' youth movement
The Halifax Mooseheads hope an exciting crop of draft-eligible players will help the team move on from the likely departure of star sniper Nico Hischier. The Swiss prospect was selected first overall ...
Sep 20, 2017