Category Archives: Sports
James Franklin focused on winning, not playoff elimination as Argos battle Lions
VANCOUVER - James Franklin says taking over as No. 1 quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts late in a tough season isn't easy. After spending much of the year sidelined with a hamstring injur...
Oct 04, 2019
Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes put heated encounter behind them
MONTREAL - While there's no love lost between the Montreal Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders, neither team is looking for a repeat of last game's fireworks. A heated contest between Montreal and C...
Oct 04, 2019
Canadian 4x100 men's relay team eliminated in heats at world championships
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's 4x100 metre men's relay team won't be racing for medals at the world track and field championships. Despite completing the race in a season-best 37.91 seconds on Friday, Canada ...
Oct 04, 2019
Toronto FC hopes to end regular season with a win and open playoffs at home
Toronto FC goes into the final weekend of the MLS regular season knowing it is playoff-bound but uncertain of where and against who. Currently sixth in the MLS Eastern Conference, Toronto (12-10-11) c...
Oct 04, 2019
Canadian hurdler Sage Watson sets national record at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Sage Watson set a Canadian record en route to qualifying for the women's 400-metre hurdles final on Wednesday at the world track and field championships. The 25-year-old native of M...
Oct 04, 2019
Some of world's best in Vernon for Prestige Classic
If you're looking to watch some top-notch curling this weekend, slide on over to the Vernon Curling Club which is hosting the Prestige Hotels and Resorts Curling Classic.Club manager Dave Merklinger t...
Oct 04, 2019
South African-born winger DTH van der Merwe says Springboks game will be special
After enduring a 63-0 beating at the hands of three-time champion New Zealand, things don't get any easier for Canada at the Rugby World Cup in Japan with two-time winner South Africa up next. But win...
Oct 04, 2019
Blues sign Brayden Schenn to 8-year, $52M contract extension
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues have signed Brayden Schenn to an eight-year contract extension worth $52 million, locking up one of their top centres after their run to the Stanley Cup championship la...
Oct 04, 2019
Canadian Chase Claypool living up to billing as Notre Dame's top receiver
Canadian Chase Claypool is living up to the lofty billing of No. 1 receiver for the University of Notre Dame. The six-foot-four, 229-pound native of Abbotsford, B.C., leads the NCAA's ninth-...
Oct 04, 2019
'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed': Leafs scratch Spezza for opener
TORONTO - Jason Spezza's regular-season debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to wait. The veteran forward was a healthy scratch when his new team hosted the Ottawa Senators in t...
Oct 04, 2019

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