Category Archives: Sports
Alouettes QB Durant looks to get offence moving against tough B.C. defence
MONTREAL - Darian Durant is hoping for a break-out game for the Montreal Alouettes. The 34-year-old quarterback has had some promising moments in his first two games, which the Alouettes split, but th...
Jul 05, 2017
Oilers sign Connor McDavid to eight-year deal worth average of US$12.5M per year
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers paid a huge price to lock up superstar captain Connor McDavid, but it could have been even higher. The Oilers announced Wednesday that the team and McDavid have agreed t...
Jul 05, 2017
Oilers sign Connor McDavid to eight-year deal worth average of US$12.5M per year
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers paid a huge price to lock up superstar captain Connor McDavid, but it could have been even higher. The Oilers announced Wednesday that the team and McDavid have agreed t...
Jul 05, 2017
No surprises as Hamelin, St. Gelais lead Canada's short-track squads
MONTREAL - There were no surprises as Canada named its short-track speed skating team for the 2017-18 season, which begins in August with trials for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Kore...
Jul 05, 2017
Canadian track stars enter national championships on high after Rio success
OTTAWA - Star sprinter Andre De Grasse wants to put on a show on home soil before he goes back to thrilling the track world on the international stage. De Grasse, who won silver in the men’s 200...
Jul 05, 2017
No surprises as Hamelin, St. Gelais lead Canada's short-track squads
MONTREAL - There were no surprises as Canada named its short-track speed skating team for the 2017-18 season, which begins in August with trials for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Kore...
Jul 05, 2017
Canadian track stars enter national championships on high after Rio success
OTTAWA - Star sprinter Andre De Grasse wants to put on a show on home soil before he goes back to thrilling the track world on the international stage. De Grasse, who won silver in the men’s 200...
Jul 05, 2017
Riders look to ride wave of momentum coming off the bye and facing Eskimos
It’s been nearly two weeks since Ed Gainey and the Saskatchewan Roughriders last played. On Aug. 13, the Riders dispatched the B.C. Lions 41-8 the week after dropping a 30-15 decision in Vancouv...
Jul 05, 2017
Riders look to ride wave of momentum coming off the bye and facing Eskimos
It’s been nearly two weeks since Ed Gainey and the Saskatchewan Roughriders last played. On Aug. 13, the Riders dispatched the B.C. Lions 41-8 the week after dropping a 30-15 decision in Vancouv...
Jul 05, 2017
Senators sign goaltender Chris Driedger to one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Chris Driedger to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth US$735,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the American Hockey League. The 23-year...
Jul 05, 2017
