Category Archives: Sports
HBO, Bill Simmons say goodbye to 'Any Given Wednesday'
LOS ANGELES - HBO’s weekly talk show “Any Given Wednesday” is ending its run after less than five months. The last episode of the show hosted by Bill Simmons will air next week on No...
Nov 04, 2016
Canadian ice dancers Weaver, Poje in contention at Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW - Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., were in third place after the short dance on Friday at the Rostelecom Cup, the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit. Madis...
Nov 04, 2016
Haley Irwin lifts Canadians over United States 3-2 at Four Nations Cup
VIERUMAKI, Finland - Haley Irwin and her Canadian teammates just need to keep things exactly the same to win the Four Nations Cup. Irwin scored the winner early in the third period as Canada edged the...
Nov 04, 2016
Armed with 2-0 lead, Toronto FC looks to finish off New York City FC in second leg
TORONTO - Armed with a 2-0 lead, Toronto FC goes to Yankee Stadium this weekend looking to make history against New York City FC. Toronto has the edge thanks to some late-game heroics a...
Nov 04, 2016
Millions celebrate winning Chicago Cubs with parade, rally
CHICAGO - November blazed like dazzling springtime in Chicago during a massive parade and rally Friday to honour the Cubs’ first World Series title in 108 years and fulfil more than a century of...
Nov 04, 2016
Unsigned goaltender Karri Ramo practises with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Free agent goaltender Karri Ramo practised with the Maple Leafs on Friday afternoon. Ramo, who spent last season with the Calgary Flames, joined Toronto’s tandem of Frederik Ander...
Nov 04, 2016
Leicester trio take on Messi, Ronaldo for FIFA player award
ZURICH - Three Leicester players will try to end the eight-year grip of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the FIFA player of the year award. Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy and N’Golo Kante were n...
Nov 04, 2016
Reilly, Maas to wear live microphones when Eskimos host Argonauts
EDMONTON - He’ll wear a mic but Mike Reilly might not have much to say Saturday when the Edmonton Eskimos host the Toronto Argonauts. Edmonton (9-8) will know long before kickoff the relative im...
Nov 04, 2016
Bayern to play in shirts made from recycled ocean waste
MUNICH - Bayern Munich will play in shirts made of recycled plastic waste collected off the shores of the Maldives when it hosts Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The shirts were developed by ...
Nov 04, 2016
Arkansas' Jeff Long backs players' kneeling during anthem
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long says the university is backing six women’s basketball players who kneeled during the national anthem before an exhibition game Thursday....
Nov 04, 2016