Category Archives: Sports

Veteran Evans comfortable in starting role with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are now Dane Evans' team. The affable quarterback begins his fourth campaign with Hamilton, but first as its starter. Evans shared No. 1 duties with veteran Jeremiah...
Jun 10, 2022

Auger-Aliassime through to Libema Open semifinals with win over Khachanov
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the semifinals of the Libema Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Karen Khachanov on Friday. The t...
Jun 10, 2022

Jones says Elks going back to 'square one' this season after dismal 2021 campaign
EDMONTON - Chris Jones didn't mince words when asked about the state of the Edmonton Elks as they attempt to recover from one of the worst seasons in franchise history - and a pre-season that hasn't a...
Jun 10, 2022

Ecuador keeps World Cup spot as FIFA rejects Chile complaint
ZURICH (AP) - Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup on Friday when a FIFA legal ruling rejected a complaint by Chile about an alleged ineligible player. FIFA said its disciplinary committee closed t...
Jun 10, 2022

Going deep: Riders confident offensive explosiveness will return this season
REGINA - One of the recurring narratives last season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders was their inability to successfully throw the ball deep, with the spotlight falling on quarterback Cody Fajardo. H...
Jun 10, 2022

B.C. Lions look to capitalize on continuity heading into 2022 campaign
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke knows that taking over the starter spot isn't going to be easy. Not only is the 24-year-old Ohio product under the spotlight as a rare Canadian QB, he'...
Jun 10, 2022

Davies scores twice, Canada tops Curaçao 4-0 in CONCACAF Nations League play
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men's soccer team put a dramatic week behind them with a decisive 4-0 win over Curaao to open their CONCACAF Nations League campaign on Thursday. The victory followed a week t...
Jun 09, 2022

Lightning beat Rangers 3-1 to take 3-2 lead in Eastern Conference final series
NEW YORK - Mikhail Sergachev scored his second goal of the game with 1:50 remaining to break a tie and lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night for a 3...
Jun 09, 2022

Paredes, Carey lead Calgary Stampeders to 30-27 win over Montreal Alouettes
CALGARY - A Rene Paredes field goal with 30 seconds remaining in the game and a pair of Ka'Deem Carey touchdowns led the Calgary Stampeders to a 30-27 win over the Montreal Alouettes to open the CFL s...
Jun 09, 2022

Oklahoma beats Texas, repeats as softball national champs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and No. 1 seed Oklahoma defeated unseeded Texas 10-5 on Thursday night to wi...
Jun 09, 2022