Category Archives: Sports

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

Brett Lauther's last-second field goal lifts Roughriders over Blue Bombers 19-17
REGINA - Brett Lauther's 26-yard field goal as time expired gave the Saskatchewan Roughriders a thrilling 19-17 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday. Lauther kicked three field goals in a ...
Sep 01, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Federer bristles at idea he chose US Open time; Djokovic OK
NEW YORK - There was no slow start to this U.S. Open outing for Roger Federer, who bristled at the suggestion that he might have played a role in some favourable scheduling. After dropping the opening...
Sep 01, 2019

Canada drops 108-92 decision to Australia in FIBA World Cup opener
DONGGUAN, China - Nick Nurse had said Canada would need to play extraordinary basketball to survive at the FIBA World Cup - missing most of its biggest stars, and playing in arguably the toughest grou...
Sep 01, 2019

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell closes in on return to field
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell took another step towards returning to the football field with zip on his passes in Friday's practice. The CFL's Most Outstanding Player and Grey Cup MV...
Sep 01, 2019

NHL informs union it won't terminate labour deal
Citing what it called momentum from a sustained period of labour peace, the NHL said Friday it has informed the NHL Players' Association it will not use its option to terminate the existing collective...
Sep 01, 2019

Skaggs family 'shocked' over possible Angels link to death
ARLINGTON, Texas - The family of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs says it was startled to learn that a club employee "may" be part of the investigation into the 27-year-old's death from an acci...
Sep 01, 2019

NewsAlert: Astros ace Verlander tosses no-hitter against Blue Jays
TORONTO - Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has thrown his third career no-hitter, and second against the Toronto Blue Jays. Verlander struck out 14 and threw 120 pitch...
Sep 01, 2019

Tottenham throws away lead against Arsenal, unease persists
LONDON - A wide-open north London derby fizzing with tension and littered with errors highlighted flaws that show why Arsenal and Tottenham are some way off from challenging for the Premier League tit...
Sep 01, 2019