Category Archives: Sports
Vernon hosts provincial championship
The Vernon Curling Club will host the B.C. Open and Women's Stick Curling Championships this Saturday and Sunday."This version of curling, which has been around since the 1980s, is played by two peopl...
Dec 12, 2019
Rimouski Oceanic forward Cedric Pare playing for more than a championship
Rimouski Oceanic forward Cedric Pare has a lot on the line this season, including his future in hockey. The 20-year-old Pare is in his last season of eligibility for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Lea...
Dec 12, 2019
Scott Milanovich returns to CFL, named head coach of Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - Scott Milanovich has been named head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos. The 46-year-old Milanovich was head coach of the Toronto Argonauts from 2012 to 2016. He led the Argonauts to a Grey Cup ...
Dec 12, 2019
Canadiens forward Matthew Peca out around six weeks with knee injury
Montreal Canadiens forward Matthew Peca will be out for approximately six weeks with a knee injury, the NHL team announced Thursday. Peca suffered the injury during the game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. ...
Dec 12, 2019
Fullback Ashley Lawrence named Canadian Player of the Year after busy 2019
TORONTO - Ashley Lawrence, who played in all 15 internationals in 2019 and led the Canadian women in minutes played, has been named Canadian Player of the Year. She joins KAA Gent forward Jonathan Dav...
Dec 12, 2019
Hot week nets Viper BCHL honour
Six goals and three assists in three games has earned Matt Kowalski of the Vernon Vipers the BCHL Player of the Week honour.The 20-year-old Vernon native's week included a hat trick against Merritt an...
Dec 12, 2019
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere nursing ankle injury at world junior camp
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Alexis Lafreniere had no reason to hit the ice this week. The presumptive No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft, his name has been written in ink on Canada's world junior roster for some t...
Dec 12, 2019
Dallas Stars fire Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday for what the team called unprofessional conduct. General manager Jim Nill said Montgomery had acted inconsistently with "cor...
Dec 12, 2019
10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program
WASHINGTON - Ten former NFL players have been charged with defrauding the league's health care benefit program, the Justice Department said Thursday. They include five former players on the Washington...
Dec 12, 2019
Captain Michael Bradley wants more trophies in Toronto FC colours
Toronto FC has confirmed captain Michael Bradley is returning next season after signing a new deal. "Michael Bradley has led this club in the biggest games we've played in during his time at Toronto F...
Dec 12, 2019

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