Category Archives: Sports
McCann drives in two runs to lead Tigers to win, Pompey homers for Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - James McCann drove in two runs as a Detroit Tigers split squad edged the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday in Grapefruit League action. Dixon Machado went 3-for-3 and a run-...
Mar 01, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos release special-teams dynamo Mike Miller after six seasons
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos released veteran Canadian fullback Mike Miller on Wednesday. The six-foot, 215-pound Miller, a native of Riverview, N.B., led the CFL with 27 special-teams ta...
Mar 01, 2017
Canada looks for win in Brazil to wrap up Americas Rugby Championship
Canada looks to end the Americas Rugby Championship on a winning note Friday as it takes on Brazil in Sao Paulo. For coach Mark Anscombe the tournament has been a chance to evaluate young talent. But ...
Mar 01, 2017
Tony Fonseca out as director of high performance at Canadian Soccer Association
TORONTO - Tony Fonseca is out as director of high performance at the Canadian Soccer Association. The CSA said in a three-paragraph statement Wednesday that Fonseca had been released “effec...
Mar 01, 2017
With playoff hopes dim, Canucks look to the future at trade deadline
VANCOUVER - With their hopes of making this year’s playoffs hovering between slim and none, the Vancouver Canucks have turned their focus to the future by trading two of their veteran players fo...
Mar 01, 2017
Christine Sinclair scores, Canada opens Algarve Cup defence with win over Danes
ALBUFEIRA, Portugal - Christine Sinclair scored in the 90th minute as Canada’s women’s soccer team opened its defence of its Algarve Cup title with a dramatic 1-0 win over Denmark on ...
Mar 01, 2017

Curtis Lazar acquired by Calgary Flames from Ottawa, looks for career reboot
CALGARY - Curtis Lazar’s hockey career needs a jumpstart. He believes the Calgary Flames can apply the booster cables. The 22-year-old forward from Salmon Arm, B.C., was the centrepiece of ...
Mar 01, 2017

Jarome Iginla the biggest name to move on dull deadline day
You know it’s a slow trade deadline day in the NHL when the biggest name dealt is a 39-year-old with eight goals this season. Headed for the Los Angeles Kings, Jarome Iginla was the hi...
Mar 01, 2017
Lightning acquire defenceman Mark Streit from Flyers for centre Filppula
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired defenceman Mark Streit from the Philadelphia Flyers for centre Valtteri Filppula and two draft picks. Philadelphia receives a 2017 fourth-round pick...
Mar 01, 2017
Defence: Killer of 2 is star witness, not Aaron Hernandez
BOSTON - The real killer of two men in a hail of gunfire at a stoplight was not former NFL star Aaron Hernandez but rather the government’s star witness in his double murder trial, his attorney ...
Mar 01, 2017