Category Archives: Sports
Ford named CFL's top-graded quarterback after leading Elks to first victory
TORONTO - Canadian Tre Ford was very efficient in leading the Edmonton Elks to their first win of the season. Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., earned the top quarterback grade of 91.7 on Tuesday in the C...
Aug 22, 2023
LeLacheur back as interim president, CEO of Edmonton Elks
EDMONTON - Rick LeLacheur is returning to the Edmonton Elks as the team's interim president and chief executive officer. LeLacheur, an Edmonton native, previously held both roles with the CFL team fro...
Aug 22, 2023
Knicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as 'mole' to steal scouting secrets
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach and a former Knicks scouting employee on Monday, saying the defendants conspired to steal thousands of videos and oth...
Aug 22, 2023
Argonauts, Blue Bombers in control of finishing atop respective divisions
It's going to be a busy second half of the CFL regular season for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly and Co. come off their third - and final - bye week preparing to host the Calgary Stampede...
Aug 21, 2023
Canada's Sutherland advances to women's 400 hurdles semifinals at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Savannah Sutherland qualified for the women's 400-metre hurdles semifinals Monday at the world athletics championships. Sutherland, from Saskatoon, claimed the fourth and final aut...
Aug 21, 2023
American Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning wild 100 meters at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - American Sha'Carri Richardson won the women's 100-meter world title Monday, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test de...
Aug 21, 2023
Edmonton Elks offer evacuees from N.W.T. wildfires free tickets to game vs. Ottawa
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks are offering evacuees from wildfires in the Northwest Territories free tickets for their home game Sunday against the Ottawa Redblacks. The CFL club announced Monday that ...
Aug 21, 2023
Canadian clubs talk 'Messi effect' as superstar grabs headlines
Lionel Messi joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami in July, and the results have been near-instant. His club won the reformatted Leagues Cup competition, which features teams from Mexico's LigaM...
Aug 21, 2023
Veteran quarterback Collaros resumes practising with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros is back practising with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Collaros was again leading Winnipeg' starting offence Monday as the Bombers (8-2) began preparations to ...
Aug 21, 2023
Former Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier retires after playing more than a decade in NHL
NEWARK, N.J. - Goaltender Jonathan Bernier has decided to retire after playing more than a decade in the NHL, a career that spanned six teams and included winning a Stanley Cup ring. The 35-year-old a...
Aug 21, 2023