Category Archives: Sports

Lutsenko claims 1st Tour de France victory on Stage 6
MONT AIGOUAL, France - On paper at least, Stage 6 of the Tour de France looked interesting, with a steep ascent toward the end that the 117-year-old race was scaling for the first time and which seeme...
Sep 03, 2020

Gustafson feels open-minded approach will be beneficial in Elite Series events
Jeff Gustafson believes an open-minded approach will help him net a second straight Bassmasters Classic berth. The Kenora, Ont., resident is currently No. 33 in the Elite Series st...
Sep 03, 2020

Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley out for several weeks due to knee sprain
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley will be sidelined for several weeks with a knee strain sustained late in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to visiting Montreal. Coach Greg Vanney said an MRI showed that the 33-ye...
Sep 03, 2020

Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to remain under contract with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - Vernon Adams Jr. is staying put. The Montreal Alouettes announced Thursday their star quarterback will remain under contract to the CFL club. Adams said on Sunday he was opting out of his d...
Sep 03, 2020

Room with a view: US Open seeds get taste of the suite life
NEW YORK - The see-and-be-seen scene in the U.S. Open's Arthur Ashe Stadium corporate suites is different this year: The usual cast of celebrities, socialites and sponsors - banned, along with all spe...
Sep 03, 2020

Shot fatigue: Canucks know they need to step up defence in Game 6 versus Vegas
EDMONTON - The Vancouver Canucks are still alive in the NHL playoffs by outlasting the Vegas Golden Knights in a game that, by all statistical accounts, they had no business winning. Vancouver head co...
Sep 03, 2020

Nets hire Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as coach
The Brooklyn Nets hired Canadian Steve Nash as their coach Thursday, putting the Hall of Fame point guard in charge of the team that hopes to have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving together next season. N...
Sep 03, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Canadian Steve Nash named head coach of Brooklyn Nets
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Canadian Steve Nash is the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member was an eight-time NBA all-star and a two-time most valua...
Sep 03, 2020

Makar, Hutchinson help Avalanche force Game 7 against Stars
EDMONTON - The biggest boost for the Colorado Avalanche in must-win game after must-win game comes from an unlikely source - their third-string goaltender. Michael Hutchinson stopped 27 shots and the ...
Sep 02, 2020

Gurriel homers to lead Blue Jays past Marlins 2-1
MIAMI - Lourdes Gurriel homered and Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six solid innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. After Miami's Sixto Sanchez got through...
Sep 02, 2020