Category Archives: Sports
Canada downs Nicaragua 15-3 to cap round robin play at U18 baseball World Cup
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Canada’s offence erupted for 10 runs in the top of the seventh inning en route to a 15-3 mercy-rule over Nicaragua at the under-18 baseball World Cup on Wednesday, cementing ...
Sep 08, 2017

Main event pulled at UFC 215 due to virus to flyweight challenger Ray Borg
EDMONTON - The main event at UFC 215 in Edmonton has been scratched because of a viral illness to third-ranked flyweight contender Ray (The Tazmexican Devil) Borg on the eve of Saturday’s card. ...
Sep 08, 2017

MLB politely refuses Montreal's offer to host games as hurricane Irma nears Florida
MONTREAL - A renewed Montreal offer to Major League Baseball to help out in the wake of hurricane Irma has been politely refused. A person with knowledge of the offer told The Canadian Press late Thur...
Sep 08, 2017
Super letdown: Patriots routed in 2nd half, Chiefs win 42-27
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Winning at New England when the Patriots are coming off an historic Super Bowl victory is worth getting a little wild over. That’s not the Kansas City Chiefs’ style. No...
Sep 08, 2017
U.S. beats Canada 8-3 in Super Round opener at U18 baseball World Cup
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Triston Casas homered and drove in five runs to lead the United States to an 8-3 win over Canada in the Super Round of the under-18 baseball World Cup. Canadian starter Eric Cerant...
Sep 08, 2017

Calgary Flames sign forward Sam Bennett to two-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames signed forward Sam Bennett to a two-year contract on Wednesday with an annual average value of $1.95 million. Bennett played 81 games with Calgary last season, recording 1...
Sep 08, 2017
Defending champion Val Sweeting stays unbeaten at Tour Challenge
REGINA - Defending champion Val Sweeting needed an extra end to remain undefeated and secure a spot in the playoffs at the Tour Challenge. The Edmonton skip scored a single in the ninth end to edge Sc...
Sep 08, 2017

B.C. Lions' secondary knows it needs to step up with club on three-game slide
SURREY, B.C. - The focus for the B.C. Lions’ secondary coming into this season was improving on last year’s CFL-low nine interceptions. The unit has already eclipsed that mark in 2017, but...
Sep 08, 2017

List of potential North American World Cup sites narrowed
CHICAGO - Forty-one cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada have submitted preliminary bids to host 2026 World Cup matches. The North American bid committee said Thursday its proposal will be s...
Sep 08, 2017

Durant struggles with Alouettes while Glenn soars with Roughriders
MONTREAL - Last season, the Montreal Alouettes thought veteran Kevin Glenn would stop the carousel of quarterbacks that passed through after legend Anthony Calvillo retired in 2013. When that didnR...
Sep 08, 2017