Category Archives: Sports

Mike O'Shea, Orlondo Steinauer have their respective teams back in 2021 Grey Cup game
HAMILTON - Wins and losses are important, but Mike O'Shea and Orlondo Steinauer believe -- as CFL head coaches -- they're in the people business. It's an approach that seems to work for O'Shea, the he...
Dec 08, 2021

Olympic decathlon champ Warner wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year
TORONTO - Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner is the winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's Athlete of the Year. Warner won gold at the Tokyo Games last summer and became just the fourth man ...
Dec 08, 2021

Woods to make return from car crash at PNC Championship
Ten months after his right leg was badly damaged in a car crash, Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship. "Although it's been a long and ...
Dec 08, 2021

Blackhawks F Khaira released from hospital after Trouba hit
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira spent the night in a hospital after he was leveled by Jacob Trouba during a 6-2 loss to the New York Rangers. Team physician Michael Terry said ...
Dec 08, 2021

High wind delays Michael Strahan's space trip with 5 others
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - TV celebrity and former football great Michael Strahan is going to have to wait another few days before rocketing into space. Strahan was supposed to blast off Thursday fro...
Dec 08, 2021

Curling Canada cancels Continental Cup for a second straight season
OTTAWA - The Continental Cup curling competition was cancelled for a second straight season Wednesday due to challenges stemming from the pandemic. Tougher travel restrictions for visitors to Canada a...
Dec 08, 2021

US Olympic board member pushes quiet diplomacy in Peng case
DENVER (AP) - A member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's board of directors is among those echoing the IOC's call for behind-the-scenes negotiations to ensure the well-being of tennis pla...
Dec 08, 2021

7-time champion Serena Williams won't play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Not long after Serena Williams' name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won't play the 2022 edition ...
Dec 08, 2021

NewsAlert: Canada should align with allies on Olympic diplomatic boycott: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is important for Canada to align with its allies on a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Trudeau says Canada has been talking to allies f...
Dec 08, 2021

Tiger-Cats confirm that Dane Evans will start at quarterback in Sunday's Grey Cup
HAMILTON - Dane Evans will start at quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Sunday's Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Evans was perfect off the bench in the CFL East final Sunday, comple...
Dec 08, 2021