Category Archives: Sports

Veteran Ricky Ray returns to Argos with Drew Willy nursing shoulder injury
TORONTO - Finally a little good fortune for Scott Milanovich and the struggling Toronto Argonauts. Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray practised with the starting offence Monday as Toronto began preparing t...
Oct 17, 2016
McDavid, Matthews, Luongo named 3 stars for opening week of NHL season
NEW YORK - Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, Toronto rookie forward Auston Matthews and Florida goaltender Roberto Luongo have been named the three stars for the opening week of the NHL season. McDavid...
Oct 17, 2016

Neymar to sign contract extension with Barcelona until 2021
MADRID - Neymar will sign a three-year contract extension with Barcelona on Friday, a deal that will keep the Brazil forward with the Spanish club until 2021. Barcelona and Neymar had made the announc...
Oct 17, 2016

Als receivers tweet farewell messages amid reports they've been released
MONTREAL - Duron Carter’s controversy-ridden stay with the Montreal Alouettes ended Monday when he and fellow receiver Kenny Stafford were released by the CFL club. The team gave no explanation ...
Oct 17, 2016
FIFA blocks stadium rock concerts ahead of 2018 World Cup
GENEVA - FIFA has blocked rock concerts from being staged in World Cup stadiums in the weeks before the 2018 tournament kicks off in Russia. FIFA passed a rule “to ensure that the field of play ...
Oct 17, 2016

Yet another round of sweeping changes, but some curling calm restored
CALGARY - The start of this curling season is an attempt to stuff the sweeping genie back in the bottle. Elite curlers now have the same fabric - an “ugly mustard yellow” as skip Brad Gush...
Oct 17, 2016
Tyson Gay, thousands in vigil for sprinter's slain daughter
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Thousands of people joined Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay at a candlelight vigil Monday night on a Kentucky high school track honouring Gay’s 15-year-old daughter, who was fatally s...
Oct 17, 2016
ATP announces suspension, fine for Nick Kyrgios
LONDON - Nick Kyrgios will miss the rest of the season after being suspended by the men’s tour and fined an additional $25,000 on Monday for “tanking” a match and insulting fans in t...
Oct 17, 2016
Bautista, Pillar looking for answers at the plate ahead of Game 3
TORONTO - Kevin Pillar didn’t mince words when talking about his team’s sudden inability to drive in runs. “Well it would help if (the bottom of the order) got on base,” the Bl...
Oct 17, 2016

Ontario judge quashes bid to ban Cleveland baseball team's name, logo
TORONTO - An effort to ban the Cleveland Indians from using their full team name and logo when they played the Toronto Blue Jays was dismissed by an Ontario judge on Monday evening, just a few hours b...
Oct 17, 2016