Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of US Open qualifying
NEW YORK - Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over American Katherine Hui on Tuesday. Hui struggled on serve with seven double-faults and ...
Aug 22, 2023
Alouettes QB Cody Fajardo to return from injury Thursday vs. Blue Bombers
Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is set to return from injury this week against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head coach Jason Maas confirmed on Tuesday. Fajardo had missed the last two games ...
Aug 22, 2023
Canada's Marco Arop advances to men's 800m semifinal at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Edmonton's Marco Arop cruised into the men's 800-metre semifinals on Tuesday at the World Athletics Championships. Arop finished atop the seventh and final heat with a time of one ...
Aug 22, 2023
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