Category Archives: Sports

Red Sox star Pedroia says why such a fuss over sign stealing
BOSTON - Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia says he doesn’t think he did anything wrong when he tried to steal signs from the New York Yankees. The 34-year-old Pedroia said Wednesday that he&...
Sep 08, 2017
Former Brazil boss Barros takes over from Trepanier as national boxing coach
MONTREAL - Boxing Canada named Joao Carlos Soares Gomes de Barros as coach of the national team on Wednesday. The search began a year ago when the Keegan Report - an independent analysis of the federa...
Sep 08, 2017
Canadian men lose third straight match at the World Rugby U20 Trophy
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Canada suffered its third straight loss at the World Rugby U20 Trophy, beaten 45-28 by Chile on Wednesday. Canada will close out play Sunday, needing a win to finish seventh at t...
Sep 08, 2017
Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe to miss rest of NWSL season on medical leave
BOYDS, Md. - Canadian international goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe is taking a medical leave of absence from the Washington Spirit for the remainder of the NWSL season. Neither Labbe nor the soccer team g...
Sep 08, 2017
Civil rights group wants Kid Rock Detroit concerts cancelled
DETROIT - The choice of Kid Rock as the opening act for a new sports arena in mostly black Detroit has injected the musician into the national debate over race and culture because of his embrace of th...
Sep 08, 2017
Veteran Travis Lulay back as B.C. Lions' starter against Montreal Alouettes
Travis Lulay and the B.C. Lions have had plenty of time to ponder what’s ailing the CFL team. B.C. (5-5) returns to action Thursday night at home against the Montreal Alouettes (3-7). The Lions ...
Sep 08, 2017
The Latest: 'Boomer and Carton' co-host released on bond
NEW YORK - The Latest on fraud charges against sports radio personality Craig Carton, a host of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Sports radio personality ...
Sep 08, 2017

Canada's Will Johnson charged with battery in alleged domestic incident
ORLANDO, Fla. - Canadian international Will Johnson was arrested early Wednesday and charged with misdemeanour battery in connection with an alleged domestic incident. The Orlando City SC midfielder h...
Sep 08, 2017

Wolfpack players still sacrificing their bodies as rugby team nears promotion
TORONTO - As a spirited Toronto Wolfpack practice continued around him Wednesday, forward Dan Fleming received medical attention for a nose that refused to stop bleeding. Winger Liam Kay exited a litt...
Sep 08, 2017

Former NHL enforcer Colton Orr finds new role in spotlight
The hardest part for Colton Orr was pretending. After duking it out dozens of times over an NHL career that spanned almost 500 games, Orr was now trying to pretend he was fighting in front of the came...
Sep 08, 2017