Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Damian Warner claims gold medal in season-ending Decastar
BORDEAUX, France - Canadian Olympic medallist Damian Warner added to his trophy case Sunday, winning gold in decathlon at the season-ending Decastar. The London, Ont., native scored 8,252 points en ro...
Sep 17, 2017
Peppers, Panthers' defence stymies Bills 9-3
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Julius Peppers has played 17 seasons in the NFL for pretty good defensive teams. But he said none compares to this year’s Carolina Panthers. “This is the best one I have ...
Sep 17, 2017
Canadian soccer international Erin McLeod looks to give back to Houston
Houston is more than 8,000 kilometres from Erin McLeod’s current Swedish home but the hurricane-battered Texas city is still close to the Canadian international goalkeeper’s heart. McLeod ...
Sep 17, 2017
Redblacks move to first place in East, Alouettes lose fifth straight
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes had a new head coach on the sidelines but the result on the field didn’t change. General manager Kavis Reed made his Alouettes coaching debut Sunday as Montreal...
Sep 17, 2017
Penny Chenery, owner of Triple Crown champ Secretariat, dies
Penny Chenery, who bred and raced 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat as well as realizing her ailing father’s dream to win the Kentucky Derby in 1972 with Riva Ridge, has died. She was 95. Che...
Sep 17, 2017
Lukaku compounds Everton's misery in Man United's 4-0 rout
When Romelu Lukaku slotted the ball into the Everton net, the Manchester United striker had no intention of holding back on the celebrations. Far from it. Especially after being jeered during Sunday&#...
Sep 17, 2017
Alouettes hire Lathrop as defensive line coach, Miller as offensive consultant
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes added two coaches to their staff on Sunday, bringing in Kit Lathrop as their defensive line coach and Ken Miller as an offensive consultant. The team announced the hi...
Sep 17, 2017
Rest of NHL aims to prevent Penguins Stanley Cup three-peat
Each time Seth Jones felt like the Columbus Blue Jackets were dominating, the Pittsburgh Penguins went down the ice and scored. The series was over fast. T.J. Oshie knows the feeling because the Pengu...
Sep 17, 2017
Hamilton wins Singapore GP as title rival Vettel crashes
SINGAPORE - Lewis Hamilton profited from the chaos to win the Singapore Grand Prix and extend his championship lead on Sunday, while title rival Sebastian Vettel lost huge ground after crashing out on...
Sep 17, 2017
Ricketts scores twice as Toronto FC beats the Galaxy 4-0
CARSON, Calif. - Tosaint Ricketts scored twice and Toronto FC beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 4-0 on Saturday night. Eastern Conference leading Toronto (18-3-8) stretched its unbeaten streak to 11 games a...
Sep 17, 2017