Category Archives: Sports

TORONTO - Derek Shelton was named quality control coach for the Blue Jays on Tuesday, rounding out Toronto’s coaching staff for 2017 The 46-year-old Shelton spent seven seasons as the hitti...

Montreal Impact captain Patrice Bernier, Toronto FC goalkeeper Clint Irwin and Vancouver striker Giles Barnes were among players left unprotected for Tuesday’s MLS expansion draft. &nb...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed fullback Charlie Power to a contract extension. The 25-year-old from Okotoks, Alta., was eligible for free agency in February. Power, a fourth-roun...

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse has undergone surgery to repair ligament and bone damage to his ankle and will be out of action for up to 12 weeks. Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli...

WINNIPEG - Armed with pens instead of hockey sticks, the NHL’s future stars are learning about more than just power plays and puck possession. Over the past couple of summers, many of the league...

NEW YORK - Philadelphia Flyers right wing Jakub Voracek, New York Rangers goaltender Antti Raanta and Columbus Blue Jackets centre Sam Gagner are the NHL’s three stars of the week. Voracek led t...

BOISBRIAND, Que. - If the Tampa Bay Lightning want to check out their top prospects, all they need to do is go to the Canadian national junior team’s selection camp. Six Lightning draftees ...

LOS ANGELES - King James is set to tell the story of The Greatest. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James will be the executive producer of an HBO documentary on Muhammad Ali, who died earlier this yea...

Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid are duking it out for NHL supremacy. The race, which will likely include the Art Ross and Hart trophies by season’s end, is too close to call, even if ...

NEW ORLEANS - The man who killed retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith faces up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter, rather than the more serious second-degree murder char...