Category Archives: Sports
Messi hits 600 goals with a brace, Barca beats Liverpool 3-0
BARCELONA, Spain - Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first Champions League final in four seasons...
May 01, 2019

Clear mind has Canada's Michael Gligic sixth on points list on Web.com Tour
It’s not that Michael Gligic doesn’t care about his results anymore. He’s just learned to keep golf in its proper perspective, helping him relax on the course. That laid-back approac...
May 01, 2019

Banning any head contact would mean end of all hits in NHL, Bettman says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossib...
May 01, 2019

Canada's sport and science minister slams ruling on Caster Semenya
Canada’s sport and science minister was critical of an international decision that will force female athletes with unusually high levels of testosterone to medicate themselves to compete. The Co...
May 01, 2019

Canadian NCAA coach Paul Weir says Siakam's work ethic was evident early on
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam walked into Paul Weir’s coaching office at New Mexico State one day and asked to borrow a book on basketball. It was a moment that spoke volumes about just how raw the sc...
May 01, 2019
Montreal Canadiens winger Jonathan Drouin has surgery on fractured nose
Montreal Canadiens winger Jonathan Drouin has undergone surgery for a “previously fractured nose,” the club announced Wednesday. The team added the procedure performed Tuesday was “m...
May 01, 2019
Offensive lineman Zach Wilkinson looking forward to upcoming CFL draft
Zach Wilkinson’s life is going to change immensely this week. On Thursday, the towering Northern Colorado offensive lineman is expected to be a first-round selection in the CFL Canadian college ...
May 01, 2019

Toronto Argonauts poised to kick off 2019 CFL draft with first overall pick
TORONTO - It’s a career first that Jim Popp would rather not have. On Thursday night, the Toronto Argonauts general manager will make the opening selection of the CFL draft for the first time in...
May 01, 2019

Decorated equestrian Ian Millar announces retirement from show jumping
Ian Millar promised his wife Lynn on several occasions that he would retire when show jumping was no longer fun. Millar kept his promise to his late wife on Wednesday afternoon, ending an illustrious ...
May 01, 2019

With Memorial Cup berths secure, Huskies and Mooseheads to meet in league final
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Halifax Mooseheads will play for a national championship later this month. What remains uncertain is who will enter the Memorial Cup as the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Lea...
May 01, 2019