Category Archives: Sports
Rookie sensation Patrik Laine cleared for full-contact practice with Jets
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine took another step toward returning to action on Sunday. Laine participated in his first full-contact practice with the Winnipeg Jets since being diagnosed with a concussion on ...
Jan 22, 2017
Alysha Newman of London, Ont., sets Canadian indoor pole vault record
TORONTO - Alysha Newman of London, Ont., set a Canadian women’s indoor pole vault record of 4.65 metres on Saturday at the Fred Foot Track and Field Memorial meet. Newman bested the record of 4....
Jan 22, 2017
Like Father, Like Son: Erik Read has best-ever finish in World Cup slalom
KITZBUEHEL, Austria - Some well-timed paternal advice helped downhill skier Erik Read to the best finish of his career. Read’s father, Canadian skiing legend Ken Read, spoke to his son after qua...
Jan 22, 2017
Chris Spring leads Canada to sixth in four-man bobsled World Cup event
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Chris Spring bounced back after a difficult two-man race to finish in sixth place in the World Cup four-man competition on Sunday. The 32-year-old Spring, who piloted hi...
Jan 22, 2017
Current, former major leaguers die in Dominican crashes
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura and former major leaguer Andy Marte died in separate traffic accidents early Sunday in their native Dominican Republic. H...
Jan 22, 2017
No detail too small for van Riemsdyk, Leafs' meticulous hockey nerd
TORONTO - Maple Leafs winger James van Riemsdyk has a vitamin container so elaborate that teammate Tyler Bozak is reminded of his grandma’s pill box. “He’s got every vitami...
Jan 22, 2017
Bill Burke, father of Calgary Flames president Brian Burke, dies age 90
CALGARY - William (Bill) James Burke, father of Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke, died at the age of 90 on Friday. The team announced Sunday that the elder Burke passed away p...
Jan 22, 2017
Canada's team for world championships loaded with previous gold medallists
OTTAWA - Canada’s team for the world figure championships boasts 17 world medals between them. With the return of ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, along with Patrick Chan and p...
Jan 22, 2017
Spurs coach Popovich blasts President Trump
CLEVELAND - Gregg Popovich would bench President Donald Trump. San Antonio’s longtime coach, who has been highly critical of Trump in the past, went on a lengthy rant about the new president on ...
Jan 22, 2017
Germany's top Olympic official proposes Russia ban
MOSCOW - The president of the German Olympic Committee has called for Russia to be banned from the 2018 and 2020 Olympics if sports bosses there are found to have known about state-sponsored doping. A...
Jan 22, 2017