Category Archives: Sports

Montreal Alouettes sign veteran middle linebacker Darnell Sankey
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes announced Monday the signing of American linebacker Darnell Sankey. The six-foot-one, 245-pound Sankey, a native of San Jose, Calif., is coming off a championship cam...
Sep 11, 2023

Blue Jays reinstate right-hander Erik Swanson from 15-day injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated right-hander Erik Swanson from the 15-day injured list. The 30-year-old relief pitcher was dealing with thoracic spine inflammation. Swanson's last outi...
Sep 11, 2023

Canada's Adriana Leon joins Aston Villa on two-year contract
Canada's Adriana Leon has signed a two-year deal with Aston Villa of the English Women's Super League. The 30-year-old forward was with Manchester United last year and spent the second half of the sea...
Sep 11, 2023

Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton announces new coaches for national skeleton program
CALGARY - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has named Joe Cecchini, Kevin Boyer and Micaela Widmer as its newest coaches for the national skeleton program. Cecchini will take on the dual role of head coach an...
Sep 11, 2023

Disney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before 'Monday Night Football' season opener
NEW YORK (AP) - Hours before the fall's first "Monday Night Football" game, Disney and Charter Communications have settled a business dispute that had left some 15 million cable TV customers without E...
Sep 11, 2023

Senators promote Ben Sexton to join D.J. Smith's staff as assistant coach
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith has a new assistant on his staff. Ben Sexton has been promoted from American Hockey League affiliate Belleville Senators to join Smith's staff. Sexton spent the l...
Sep 11, 2023

Canucks name defenceman Quinn Hughes 15th captain in franchise history
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have named defenceman Quinn Hughes their 15th captain in franchise history. Hughes is the first defenceman to hold the honour for Vancouver since a three-player rotat...
Sep 11, 2023

Defenceman Matheson named assistant captain of Montreal Canadiens
LAVAL-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Defenceman Mike Matheson has been named an assistant captain of the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Monday. The club said the decision was made by the Canadiens' manage...
Sep 11, 2023

Djokovic celebrates No. 24 with tribute to late friend Kobe Bryant
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic couldn't think about No. 24 without thinking of Kobe Bryant. So after winning the U.S. Open men's singles final on Sunday night for a historic 24th Grand Slam title, Djo...
Sep 10, 2023

Minjee Lee loses 5-shot lead, wins in Cincinnati in a playoff
CINCINNATI (AP) - Minjee Lee lost a five-shot lead on the back nine Sunday and recovered at just the right time, hitting wedge to two feet for birdie to beat Charley Hull on the second playoff hole in...
Sep 10, 2023