Category Archives: Sports

Stephanie Labbé, Tajon Buchanan named Canada Soccer players of the month
TORONTO - Stephanie Labb and Tajon Buchanan have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for August. Labb, from Stony Plain, Alta., helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, denying Sweden...
Sep 01, 2021

Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly to fight at UFC 267
Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 in Abu Dhabi. The 35-year-old from Victoria, who now makes his home in the Vancouver area, is coming...
Sep 01, 2021

Canada set to open Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign against U.S. Eagles
Despite having played just two matches since the 2019 Rugby World Cup, 22nd-ranked Canada opens qualifying for the 2023 tournament on Saturday against the 16th-ranked U.S. Eagles. The game in St. John...
Sep 01, 2021

Fresno State offensive lineman Dontae Bell tops CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 list
Dontae Bell, a senior offensive lineman at Fresno State, is the No. 1 prospect on the CFL scouting bureau's first top-20 list. Bell, a six-foot-seven, 326-pound native of Victoria, was listed first on...
Sep 01, 2021

After years in basketball, volleyball, Stewart switched to shot put -- and is golden
When Greg Stewart stepped into the circle for his first throw on Wednesday and pulled the shot put tight into the broad neck of his 7-2 frame, he thought of the words of his coach Dylan Armstrong. "Dy...
Sep 01, 2021

Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Fajardo is named CFL's top performer for August
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo was named the CFL's top performer for the month of August on Wednesday. Fajardo helped lead Saskatchewan to three straight wins to open the '21 campai...
Sep 01, 2021

Canada's Sam Adekugbe continues soccer journey with Turkey's Hatayspor
TORONTO - Sam Adekugbe's soccer career has already taken him from the Vancouver Whitecaps to teams in England, Sweden, Norway and now Turkey with Hatayspor. But the 26-year-old defender from Calgary i...
Sep 01, 2021

Canada captures world championship gold for first time since 2012
CALGARY - Canada claimed its first women's world hockey championship in almost a decade Tuesday when Marie-Philip Poulin scored the overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over the United States. The Canadia...
Sep 01, 2021

Orioles halt Blue Jays' win streak at three with 4-2 victory
TORONTO - A sixth-inning collapse from starter Hyun Jin Ryu halted the Blue Jays' modest three-game win streak on Tuesday. Ryu had a no-hitter going through 5 2/3 innings before he surrendered three r...
Aug 31, 2021

Afghanistan, Hurricane Ida coverage gripped TV viewers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan and fearsome Hurricane Ida drew viewers to cable channels that focused on the unfolding events. Fox News Channel had the lion's share of the mos...
Aug 31, 2021