Category Archives: Sports
Canadian ice dancers and Sochi Olympians Paul and Islam announce retirement
OTTAWA - Ice dancers Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam, members of Canada’s team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, have decided to call it a competitive career. Paul and Islam are six-time m...
Dec 15, 2016

Sharks' old time duo of Thornton, Marleau not out of gas just yet
It’s been almost two decades since Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau made their NHL debuts, but the San Jose Sharks old-timers still have some gas left in the tank. The 37-year-olds are in the tw...
Dec 15, 2016

Potomak sisters to wear Maple Leaf in women's hockey series versus U.S.
A wave of players from Canada’s most westerly province has hit the national women’s hockey team. Two are from the same family. Sarah and Amy Potomak of Aldergrove,...
Dec 15, 2016

Predators defenceman P.K. Subban hosts TV comedy special filmed in Montreal
TORONTO - A Just For Laughs comedy gala that served as P.K. Subban’s goodbye to Montreal will be broadcast as a one-hour TV special in the new year. “P.K. Subban: Shots Fired” s...
Dec 15, 2016

Domestic violence case against Familia dropped
FORT LEE, N.J. - A judge dismissed a charge Thursday stemming from a domestic violence complaint against New York Mets star relief pitcher Jeurys Familia after the player’s wife told a prosecuto...
Dec 15, 2016
Star striker Sinclair named Canada's top women's soccer player for 13th time
Christine Sinclair remembers dark times for Canada at the beginning of her international soccer career - routs at the hands of the powerful Americans and lopsided losses to European giants. ...
Dec 15, 2016

Ali Center plans celebration marking boxing great's birthday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky says it’s planning a four-day celebration early next year to coincide with what would have been the boxing great’s 75th birthday. The ...
Dec 15, 2016

Tiger Woods signs deal to play with new golf ball
One tournament into his return was all Tiger Woods needed to strike a deal with Bridgestone to play its golf ball. Bridgestone Golf said Thursday it has signed Woods to a multi-year agreement in which...
Dec 15, 2016
Scolari to face young female coach in Asian Champions League
History-making coach Chan Yuen-ting says it will be her honour to match wits with World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Their first meeting is scheduled for Feb. 22 in the Asian Champions Leagu...
Dec 15, 2016

Euro 2016 seen by 2 billion on TV; 600M tune in for final
GENEVA - Boosted by Cristiano Ronaldo’s title run and Iceland’s feel-good story, the 2016 European Championship attracted 2 billion people to watch live on television. The total live audie...
Dec 15, 2016