Category Archives: Sports
Canada takes silver at world mixed curling championship after loss to Scotland
CHAMPERY, Switzerland - Canada settled for silver at the world mixed curling championship on Saturday after dropping an 8-5 decision to Scotland at the Palladium de Champery. The Thunder Bay, Ont., te...
Oct 16, 2017
Derel Walker helps Eskimos clinch playoff spot with 30-27 win over Argonauts
EDMONTON - Brandon Zylstra took over the CFL receiving lead, C.J. Gable had a second straight 100-yard rushing game and Mike Reilly highlighted his usually strong game with a throw-back 28-yard touchd...
Oct 16, 2017
Perez extends lead with 8-under 64 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Pat Perez turned in an 8-under 64 at the third round of the PGA Tour’s CIMB Classic to open up a four-shot lead over closest rival Xander Schauffele. The American, who l...
Oct 16, 2017
CJ Miles scores 27 points as Raptors finish pre-season with win over Bulls
CHICAGO - CJ Miles scored 27 points as the Toronto Raptors used a big fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 125-104 on Friday night in the final pre-season matchup for both teams. Toronto outscored...
Oct 16, 2017
Argonauts clinch first-ever home matchup at BMO Field with Ticats loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts clinched their first-ever home playoff game at BMO Field on Friday night after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost to the Calgary Stampeders. The Stamps defeated Hamilton 28-2...
Oct 16, 2017
Nadal, Federer advance to Shanghai final for 38th encounter
SHANGHAI - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will face each for the 38th time after advancing Saturday to the Shanghai Masters final. Top-seeded Nadal defeated Marin Cilic of Croatia 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the ...
Oct 16, 2017
Lindley's late TD lifts Redblacks over Roughriders 33-32; Ottawa makes playoffs
REGINA - The Ottawa Redblacks are heating up at the right time. Quarterback Trevor Harris and the Ottawa Redblacks came-from-behind for an improbable 33-32 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on...
Oct 16, 2017
Rene Paredes field goal earns Stampeders hard-fought 28-25 win over Ticats
HAMILTON - On a night when he wasn’t at his best, a Bo Levi Mitchell incompletion moved the Calgary Stampeders closer to clinching top spot in the West Division. Rene Paredes’ 17-yard fiel...
Oct 16, 2017
USOC wants Winter Games, must decide on 2026 or 2030
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The prospect of a U.S. bid for the Winter Olympics is less a matter of “if” and more a matter of “when.” The U.S. Olympic Committee board is moving fo...
Oct 16, 2017
Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols ready for Lions, glove or no glove
Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols isn’t worried if wet weather forces him to take the glove off his injured throwing hand. The Blue Bombers host the B.C. Lions Saturday afternoon, with the forec...
Oct 16, 2017