Category Archives: Sports

Lemon-less Alouettes put undefeated record on the line versus Stampeders
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will look to remain undefeated without a key piece on their defensive line. The CFL announced on Thursday that Montreal star defensive lineman Shawn Lemon's suspensio...
Jul 05, 2024

Masse, Liendo among four captains named for Canadian Olympic swim team
Kylie Masse, Mary-Sophie Harvey, Josh Liendo and Jeremy Bagshaw have been named the four captains of Canada's Olympic swimming team. Swimming Canada made the announcement Friday morning, saying captai...
Jul 05, 2024

Canad's Andreescu drops third-round match to Italy's Paolini at Wimbledon
LONDON, Ont. - Bianca Andreescu, of Mississauga, Ont., is out of the women's singles draw at Wimbledon after dropping her third-round match to Italy's Jasmine Paolini in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-1 on ...
Jul 05, 2024

Third-round play at Wimbledon gets underway after 2-hour rain delay
LONDON (AP) - Rain delayed the start of play by two hours at Wimbledon on Friday and threatened to disrupt much of the day at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. Play on the outside courts didn't s...
Jul 05, 2024

UEFA suspends Turkey player Merih Demiral for 2 games for making nationalistic gesture at Euro 2024
BERLIN (AP) - UEFA suspended Turkey player Merih Demiral for two matches on Friday for making a controversial gesture at the European Championship. It rules the defender out of Turkey's quarterfinal a...
Jul 05, 2024

Jude Bellingham avoids an immediate ban at Euro 2024 over offensive gesture but gets fined
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) - Jude Bellingham has avoided an immediate ban after the England midfielder appeared to make an offensive gesture in his team's win over Slovakia. Bellingham will be availabl...
Jul 05, 2024

Calgarians put water crisis aside, prepare for fun at Stampede
CALGARY - Calgary residents are getting a happy diversion from their water woes, as its annual Stampede summer festival begins today with a downtown parade. The parade comes a month to the day after a...
Jul 05, 2024

Roughriders extend win streak to four in a row to start CFL season
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders extended their CFL winning streak to four games Friday with a 30-23 victory over the Toronto Argonauts. Saskatchewan improved to 4-0 while the Argonauts dropped t...
Jul 04, 2024

Argentina in Copa America semifinals, beats Ecuador on penalty kicks
HOUSTON (AP) - Defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw Thursday night after conceding a tying goal in second-hal...
Jul 04, 2024

Federal government to deliver budget money to Paris-bound athletes
CALGARY - The federal government is making good on a budget promise to Canada's athletes as they prepare for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris later this summer. National sport minister Carla ...
Jul 04, 2024