Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Desiree Scott still relishes role as a midfielder destroyer
EDINBURGH, Texas - While Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has looked to build a team able to switch formations and roles, Desiree Scott's position remains largely unchanged. The 32-year-old from Win...
Feb 02, 2020

New Zealand women continue rugby sevens mastery over Canada with Sydney win
SYDNEY, Australia - New Zealand continued its mastery over Canada on Sunday in the women's final of the HSBC Sydney Sevens, defeating the Canadians 33-7 for the 20th time in 21 career meetings. T...
Feb 02, 2020

Lady Gaga: 'I better hear no lip-syncing' at halftime show
MIAMI - Descending from the air, Lady Gaga kicked off a pre-Super Bowl concert by mimicking her entrance to her Super Bowl halftime performance three years ago, which earned her rave reviews. Headlini...
Feb 02, 2020

Canada's Kripps wins bobsled finale, Germany's Friedrich wins World Cup title
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Canada's Justin Kripps won the final four-man bobseld race of the season on Sunday while Germany's Francesco Friedrich took the overall World Cup four-man cham...
Feb 02, 2020

Quebec billionaire Lawrence Stroll acquires stake in Aston Martin
A consortium that includes Quebec billionaires Lawrence Stroll and Andre Desmarais is taking a significant stake in British car manufacturer Aston Martin - a move expected to have reper...
Feb 02, 2020

Djokovic comes back for 8th Australian Open title, 17th Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia - Novak Djokovic was looking weary and worn down. He felt dizzy and trailed Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final -- miscues mounting, deficit growing. Djokovic did what he d...
Feb 02, 2020

McDavid scores twice, Draisaitl has four assists as Oilers down Flames 8-3
CALGARY - Connor McDavid scored twice to lead the Edmonton Oilers to an 8-3 victory over the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday night. Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist fo...
Feb 01, 2020

Former Blue Jays star Fernandez in critical condition with kidney disease
Former Toronto Blue Jays star infielder Tony Fernandez is in critical condition in a Florida hospital due to complications from a kidney disease. The Tony Fernandez Foundation confirmed to T...
Feb 01, 2020

Raptors forward Powell "out indefinitely" with broken finger on left hand
Toronto Raptors forward Norman Powell is "out indefinitely" with a broken finger, the team announced Saturday. Powell suffered a fracture to the fourth metacarpal in his left hand Friday nig...
Feb 01, 2020

Raptors win 9th straight, beat Cleveland 115-109
CLEVELAND - Toronto's ninth straight win didn't come easily. The Raptors nearly let a big lead slip away in the fourth quarter before holding on to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-109 on Thursday n...
Feb 01, 2020