Category Archives: Sports
Irish phenom Conor McGregor moves to No. 2 in UFC pound-for-pound rankings
TORONTO - Irish MMA phenom Conor McGregor, who added the UFC lightweight title to his featherweight championship on the weekend, has moved up to No. 2 in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. McGr...
Nov 17, 2016
Wearable tech designed for Canada's elite swimmers spawns 'swimlytics'
CALGARY - Wearable technology designed to help Penny Oleksiak swim even faster was unveiled Thursday at an Own The Podium sport science and technology summit in Calgary. It looks similar to a Gar...
Nov 17, 2016
Toronto Wolfpack make strides in leadup to inaugural rugby league season
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack have found a training base in England, wrapped up tryouts in three countries and signed players from Ireland to Samoa. The fledgling Canadian rugby league franchise is s...
Nov 17, 2016
Canadian women's rugby team scores seven tries in 48-7 rout of Ireland
DUBLIN - Canada’s senior women’s rugby team kicked off its November tour on Saturday with a 48-7 rout of sixth-ranked Ireland. Julianne Zussman ran in two tries for Canada a...
Nov 17, 2016
Calm, confident Jonathon Jennings leading B.C. Lions into West Division final
SURREY, B.C. - Solomon Elimimian has heard plenty of motivational halftime banter. The script between teammates tends to be pretty similar in most cases - players imploring each other t...
Nov 17, 2016
Deer crashes college cross-country race, topples runner
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - A deer sprinting across a Pennsylvania field knocked over a cross-country runner at an NCAA regional race, but the runner got up and finished the race at DeSales University. Satur...
Nov 17, 2016
Scully, Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar to receive Medal of Freedom
LOS ANGELES - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday at the White House. Scully retired last month after spending his entire 67-year career in th...
Nov 17, 2016
FIFA opens disciplinary cases against England, Scotland
ZURICH - FIFA says it opened disciplinary cases against England and Scotland after players from both teams wore armbands with poppy emblems at a World Cup qualifying match. FIFA did not specify detail...
Nov 17, 2016
World Cup stadium accused of breaching air quality rules
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A St. Petersburg stadium which will host a 2018 World Cup semifinal has been accused of breaking Russian rules on air quality. The construction site for the 69,000-seat arena ...
Nov 17, 2016
Raonic advances to ATP Finals semis with straight-sets win over Thiem
LONDON - Canada’s Milos Raonic qualified for the semifinals of the ATP Finals with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Dominic Thiem on Thursday. Raonic fired 14 aces in the match to advance to the semifina...
Nov 17, 2016