Category Archives: Sports
After basketball stint together, sisters look to reunite on rugby sevens team
Sisters Megan and Kaili Lukan, who played basketball together at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, are on the verge of a sporting reunion - this time with the Canadian women...
Jan 27, 2017
Arsenal manager Wenger banned from touchline for 4 games
LONDON - The English Football Association has banned Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger from the touchline for four matches after an altercation with a match official. Wenger escaped a stadium ban for shov...
Jan 27, 2017

Hip-hop star Drake says he's hosting NBA Awards, wants to return to acting
TORONTO - Hip-hop star Drake says he’s stepping up to the mic as host of the NBA Awards. The NBA announced the inaugural event last fall, which is slated to take place in New York on June 26. Dr...
Jan 27, 2017
Raptors point guard Lowry thrilled to be joining teammate, friend DeRozan again
TORONTO - They grew into team leaders on the court for the Toronto Raptors. They became great friends off it. For the third consecutive year, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan will represent the&...
Jan 27, 2017
Better late than never: Jamaica DQ gets Brazil Olympic medal
RIO DE JANEIRO - Bruno de Barros is on the verge of finally getting an Olympic medal. It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it’s bronze - not gold or silver. None of this matters o...
Jan 27, 2017

Passing on the puck: Jonathan Roy forges ahead with pop music career
TORONTO - As the son of a legendary NHL goalie, singer-songwriter Jonathan Roy knows his family name offers a distinct career advantage, even in the music industry. But his Hall of Fame...
Jan 27, 2017

Canada's Osborne-Paradis eyeing downhill podium after promising 6th-place finish
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Canadian skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis knows if he keeps posting results like he did Friday, podium appearances will soon follow. The 32-year-old from Vancouver w...
Jan 27, 2017

Raptors guard DeRozan to miss third straight game with ankle sprain
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will try to end their slump without all-star guard DeMar DeRozan. The team’s leading scorer will be sidelined for a third straight game with a right ankle sprain wh...
Jan 27, 2017
Canadian Chambers among four veteran players let go by Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - Receiver Shamawd Chambers, who was the top Canadian in the 2015 Grey Cup game, was among four veteran players released Friday by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Also let go were quarterback Mit...
Jan 27, 2017
McDavid, Matthews and Laine headline slate of first-time NHL all-stars
LOS ANGELES - John Scott absorbed every bit of oxygen at last year’s NHL all-star weekend. The starring attraction in Hollywood this January won’t be an unlikely enforc...
Jan 27, 2017