Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays add Canadian Pompey, six other players as rosters expand
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays added seven players to their roster on Friday, inlcluding Canadian outfielder Dalton Pompey. Rosters expanded from 25 men to 40 on Thursday as teams enter the str...
Sep 02, 2016
Former OHL player to be sentenced for sexually assaulting girl, 16, on Oct. 24
WINDSOR, Ont. — A former Ontario Hockey League player has been freed on bail until his sentencing hearing next month. Ben Johnson was found guilty on Thursday of sexually assaulting a ...
Sep 02, 2016
Canadian beach volleyball pair Pavan, Bansley split after four years together
Canadian Olympic beach volleyball duo Sarah Pavan and Heather Bansley have ended their four-year long partnership. Volleyball Canada said Friday that Pavan, of Kitchener, Ont., and Bansley, of Wa...
Sep 02, 2016
Tepin, Mondialiste among 30 horses nominated to $1-million Woodbine Mile
TORONTO — Champion mare Tepin and defending champion Mondialiste top the list of 30 horses nominated Friday to the Grade 1 $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile. The turf race will be held Sept. 17 at ...
Sep 02, 2016

P.K. confident younger brothers, Malcolm and Jordan, will carve path to NHL
P.K. Subban’s two younger brothers thought he was only joking when he told them he’d been traded to the Predators. The elder Subban texted word of the deal, w...
Sep 02, 2016

Veteran Adam Lancia going for one wheelchair basketball medal at Paralympics
TORONTO — Morning practice has ended and the Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team heads out for a quick lunch. But veteran Adam Lancia still has work to do on his wheelchair before he...
Sep 02, 2016

Dwyane Wade mourns cousin, urges tougher gun laws in Chicago
Dwyane Wade lashed out against Chicago’s gun laws, calling them weak and saying he has urged city officials in his hometown to enact changes to help both citizens and police. The Chicago Bulls s...
Sep 02, 2016
'Creed' star Michael B Jordan lends himself to 2K17
Michael B. Jordan scored with a breakthrough role in a football series and took a swing at movie stardom in a boxing flick. The “Creed” star has transitioned to basketball for his latest &...
Sep 02, 2016
Kaepernick, 49ers teammate kneel during national anthem
SAN DIEGO — While a naval officer sang the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and dozens of military members unfurled an oversized flag on the football field, Colin Kaepernick...
Sep 02, 2016
Kaepernick kneels for anthem in 49ers' 31-21 win over Bolts
SAN DIEGO — Colin Kaepernick began the game by taking a knee during the national anthem. The veteran quarterback ended it with reason to hope he’ll have more games with the San Francisco 4...
Sep 02, 2016