Category Archives: Sports

Defending champ Rafael Nadal wins lengthy opener at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal has advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup. The Spanish star beat Great Britain's Daniel Evans 7-6 (6), 6-4 in a match delayed by ra...
Aug 07, 2019

Part-owner Steve Nash sees brighter times ahead for Vancouver Whitecaps
TORONTO - Part-owner Steve Nash sees brighter days ahead for the Vancouver Whitecaps under first-year coach Marc Dos Santos. The Whitecaps (5-11-9) have won just one of their last 10 league outings (1...
Aug 07, 2019

Montreal Impact sign former Barcelona attacking midfielder Bojan Krkic
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed former Barcelona attacking midfielder Bojan Krkic through the end of the 2020 season. The Major League Soccer club said in a release Wednesday that Krkic was...
Aug 07, 2019

Karolina Pliskova knocks off Alison Riske at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova continued her bid to get back to top spot with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2 win over American qualifier Alison Riske in second-round action on Wednesday at t...
Aug 07, 2019

Former NBA MVP Steve Nash says life is busier than ever after basketball
TORONTO - Broadcaster, businessman, consultant, film-maker and basketball legend, Steve Nash's life is busier than ever at age 45. Did we mention father of five? Nash has ownership stakes in both...
Aug 07, 2019

Steve Nash says changing times have made national team duty more complicated
TORONTO - Former NBA MVP Steve Nash made a habit of putting his hand up for national team duty. But he understands times have changed. Many of Canada's top players have begged off the upcoming FI...
Aug 07, 2019

Canadian Fernandez drops Rogers Cup main draw debut 6-0, 6-1 to Bouzkova
TORONTO - Leylah Annie Fernandez isn't letting a tough result get in the way of a big year for the Canadian teenager on the women's tennis scene. The 16-year-old from Laval, Que., flashed a brigh...
Aug 07, 2019

Canada's Milos Raonic, Denis Shapovalov advance to second round of Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - In the midst of a frustrating, injury-ravaged season, Milos Raonic has learned to keep his expectations in check. The Canadian's big frame didn't let him down Monday on home soil....
Aug 07, 2019

Eskimos name Chris Presson as president and chief executive officer
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have named Chris Presson the club's new president and chief executive officer. Presson joins the CFL club after spending the past five years as president of the Arizona...
Aug 07, 2019

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell remains out for key game
WINNIPEG - Injured Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will remain out Thursday night when his team faces the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Mitchell, who tore a pectoral muscle in Week 3, practis...
Aug 07, 2019