Category Archives: Sports

Canada Soccer honours goalkeepers Maxime Crepeau and Sabrina D'Angelo
TORONTO - Maxime Crepeau and Sabrina D'Angelo have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for August. The two goalkeepers excelled during the month with Crepeau setting an MLS record with Van...
Sep 02, 2019

Carolina's Williams to 'step away' from NHL to start season
RALEIGH, N.C. - Carolina Hurricanes captain Justin Williams says he is taking a break from the NHL to start this season. With the start of training camp looming later this month, the 37-year-old forwa...
Sep 02, 2019

Canada's Parrot wins gold in first competition since beating cancer
Max Parrot stood on the platform overlooking the X Games big air ramp in Norway and let his gaze linger a little longer than usual. Then he dropped down for his first of ...
Sep 02, 2019

Nadal, Cilic meet with US Open quarterfinal spot at stake
NEW YORK - After an easy first week at the U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal figures to have a challenge in the fourth round. The No. 2 seed faces No. 22 Marin Cilic in a matchup of past champions, with the win...
Sep 02, 2019

Osaka consoles teary Gauff, 15, after beating her at US Open
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff's U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old's eyes. Osaka also saw a bit of herself ...
Sep 02, 2019

Honeymoon will have to wait for Traer and Scrubb, who's in China for World Cup
DONGGUAN, China - Catherine Traer and Thomas Scrubb were working out last summer on the basketball court Traer's dad Rick had built in the family's backyard. The two players work out there regularly b...
Sep 02, 2019

2018 US Open champ Djokovic quits while down in 4th round
NEW YORK - Defending champion and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic's stay at the U.S. Open ended abruptly when he stopped playing during his fourth-round match against Stan Wawrinka on Sunday night because o...
Sep 01, 2019

Young Blue Jays learn from Guerrero's ejection in 7-4 loss to Astros
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Reese McGuire, Trent Thornton and the rest of the youthful Toronto Blue Jays have a month left in the regular season, 26 games to learn as much as they can. They learn...
Sep 01, 2019

Canada tops Brazil 7-0 to lock up softball berth at Tokyo 2020
SURREY, B.C. - Canada's women's softball team has clinched a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team, ranked third in the world, earned the spot with a 7-0 over No. 17 Brazil at the America's softb...
Sep 01, 2019

Saskatchewan Roughriders happy with narrow 19-17 win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
REGINA - As far as style points go, the Saskatchewan Roughriders would give themselves a two - as in two points for a 19-17 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. "It wasn't our best game.....
Sep 01, 2019