Category Archives: Sports
With Pyeongchang approaching, COC calls on IOC to move quickly on doping front
TORONTO - With the Pyeongchang Games fast approaching, the Canadian Olympic Committee is calling on the International Olympic Committee to move forward with “more timely action” in the wak...
Oct 19, 2017

De Grasse, international track returns with "Track & Field in the 6ix"
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse was a promising young sprinter at the 2015 Pan American Games and raced to double gold in the 100 and 200 metres. It was his coming-out party, and a jam-packed crowd at Toron...
Oct 19, 2017

IOC expects decisions on Russian doping cases next month
Investigators at the International Olympic Committee expect to have “a number” of doping cases involving Russians at the Sochi Olympics resolved by the end of November, but they have no pl...
Oct 19, 2017
Ex-boxer gets probation for fatal shooting after bus dispute
CLEVELAND - A former professional boxer who once fought heavyweight Mike Tyson has received probation after a fatal shooting that happened when bus passengers in Cleveland challenged him to a fistfigh...
Oct 19, 2017
Beijing forms 'snow affairs work team' for 2022 Olympics
Beijing, host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has a snow problem: Hardly any of the white stuff falls on the Chinese capital despite freezing temperatures. Taking the matter in hand, the games organ...
Oct 19, 2017

Home plate umpire Chris Segal hit by Josh Donaldson's bat
BOSTON - Home plate umpire Chris Segal is remaining in the game after getting hit in the head by Josh Donaldson’s bat in a game between the Blue Jays and Red Sox. Donaldson was the third batter ...
Jul 17, 2017

Farm to honour Tom Brady with corn maze in his image
PLYMPTON, Mass. - A Massachusetts farm is honouring Tom Brady with a corn maze designed in his image. Sauchuk’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in the town of Plympton said Sunday that its 10th corn...
Jul 17, 2017
Lacrosse superstar John Grant Jr. retires after 17 NLL seasons
Lacrosse superstar John Grant Jr. has announced his retirement after 17 National Lacrosse League seasons. Grant played 238 career games with the Rochester Knighthawks and Colorado Mammoth, amassing th...
Jul 17, 2017

Lions veteran Travis Lulay shows importance of No. 2 quarterback in CFL
TORONTO - Travis Lulay is living proof of just how important a backup quarterback is in the CFL. The 33-year-old threw for a career-best 436 yards and three TDs Saturday night in leading B.C. past the...
Jul 17, 2017
Despite odd soccer shape, Yankee Stadium a perfect fit for Sebastian Giovinco
TORONTO - While Yankee Stadium has proved to be a strangely shaped home to soccer, it seems to fit Sebastian Giovinco. The Atomic Ant has seven goals and three assists in four trips to the Bronx ahead...
Jul 17, 2017