Category Archives: Sports

Charles Bronfman writes about Expos, Seagram, Heritage Minutes in 'Distilled'
TORONTO - Canadian-born business magnate and philanthropist Charles Bronfman has worn many hats throughout his career, but sporting the tri-coloured cap of the Montreal Expos helped him emerge from th...
Nov 03, 2016
Redblacks to rest 10 starters against Bombers in regular-season finale
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks would love nothing more than to close out the regular season with a victory, but not at the expense of playoff success. As a result, Ottawa will have 10 new starters in i...
Nov 03, 2016

Harry Caray, this Bud's for you.
NEW YORK - Harry Caray, this Bud’s for you. Anheuser-Busch is honouring the legendary sportscaster with a video that has him calling the nail-biting end of Game 7 in the early hours of Thursday,...
Nov 03, 2016
2018 Tim Hortons Brier awarded to Regina's Brandt Centre by Curling Canada
Regina will host the Tim Hortons Brier in 2018. Curling Canada announced Thursday that the Canadian men’s curling championship will be staged at the Brandt Centre, home of the Western Hocke...
Nov 03, 2016
Raonic advances, Cilic qualifies for ATP Finals, Djokovic and Murray advance
PARIS - Fourth-seed Milos Raonic of Canada advanced to the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters after rallying past Pablo Cuevas 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday. Cuevas was strong in the first set, convertin...
Nov 03, 2016
'Next year' is here! Cubs fans elated after World Series win
CHICAGO - Cubs fans woke up Thursday - if they slept at all the night before - to the realization that next year is finally here. Hours after the Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years with a ...
Nov 03, 2016

Oh baby: Bob Cole details his life story in 'Now I'm Catching On' autobiography
TORONTO - Oh baby, Bob Cole knows hockey. But as his autobiography “Now I’m Catching On” reveals, the 83-year-old broadcaster has many more strings to his bow. Cole called ...
Nov 03, 2016
Staal settles into new hockey life with Wild following emotional exit from Hurricanes
Life was a whole lot different when Eric Staal last settled into a new hockey home more than 13 years ago. Back then Staal was a green 18-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., and ...
Nov 03, 2016
Trainer Mark Casse to saddle seven Breeders' Cup contenders this weekend
Veteran trainer Mark Casse has been a fixture lately at Santa Anita Park, keeping tabs on the seven horses he’ll run in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup. Not only does that mea...
Nov 03, 2016
Obama invites World Series champion Cubs to White House
MIAMI - President Barack Obama has invited the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to visit him at the White House. The team will have to make travel arrangements quickly, though, because Obama leaves ...
Nov 03, 2016