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Henry Burris, Tiger-Cats fend off Lions
Hamilton quarterback Henry Burris threw four touchdown passes as the Tiger-Cats held on to defeat the B.C. Lions 37-29 in front of 13,101 at the University of Guelph's Alumni Stadium in CFL action Saturday afternoon.
Stampeders crush hapless Eskimos
The Calgary Stampeders won their second game over the Edmonton Eskimos in a five-day span, coming away with a 22-12 victory on Friday night.
Canada jersey unpopular with hockey fans
A leaked photo of Jonathan Toews wearing what is supposedly Team Canada's Jersey for the Sochi Olympics next year has already created some buzz and fanfare around the social media world. Here is what fans had to say on Twitter.
Roberto Luongo arrives in Vancouver looking forward
The goaltender who thought he had played his last game with the Vancouver Canucks was back skating with his old teammates Friday. Roberto Luongo, who spent all of last season expecting to be traded, admitted that it was strange to be back in Vancouver wea
Peter Sagan wins prologue of Tour of Alberta
Pre-race favourite Peter Sagan made a little bit of history Tuesday night when he became the first man to wear the yellow jersey in the inaugural stage of the Tour of Alberta cycling race.
Travis Lulay vaults Lions past Tiger-Cats
Travis Lulay threw three touchdown passes — including one for 80 yards to Emmanuel Arceneaux — and ran for another himself as the B.C. Lions beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-26 in CFL action Friday night.
Blue Jays dump Yankees in series finale
The youngsters are getting a shot with the Toronto Blue Jays now that the last-place team is essentially focused on next season. Players like Ryan Goins, Anthony Gose and Moises Sierra showed what they could do in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over the New York
Roughriders closer to history with win over Eskimos
Kory Sheets ran for a pair of touchdowns as Saskatchewan continued to set the pace in the CFL with a 30-27 come-from-behind road victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday. The Roughriders recorded their second-ever 7-1 start in franchise history with
Doctors say NHL owners too accepting of violence
Canada's physicians have dropped the gloves with NHL owners saying the league is too accepting of hockey violence. Two-thirds of delegates at a Canadian Medical Association meeting in Calgary Wednesday voted to condemn the complacency of the NHL in regard
Yankees sweep doubleheader vs. Blue Jays
Jayson Nix hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and a game-ending single in the ninth, lifting the Yankees to their second comeback victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, 3-2 in the nightcap for a doubleheader sweep.
Lions gain share of second place with win over Stampeders
Tim Brown returned a kick-off 97 yards for a touchdown and Andrew Harris scored on a 40-yard passing play as the B.C. Lions beat the Calgary Stampeders 26-22 in CFL action Saturday night. The Lions improved to 5-2 and moved into a tie with the Stampeders
Lions don "gun-metal" grey attire at last minute against Stamps
Was it a marketing effort or subterfuge? A bit of both, it seems. The B.C. Lions made a last-minute uniform change Saturday night before their game against the Calgary Stampeders. The new gun-metal grey duds effectively camouflaged jersey numbers from a d
Canada defeats U.S. in Rugby World Cup qualifier
Canada moved one step closer to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England with a 27-19 victory over the United States in the qualifying series opener on Saturday. Phil Mack, DTH van der Merwe and Harry Jones each scored tries for Canada while fullback James Pri
Anthony Calvillo injured in Alouettes' loss to Roughriders
With Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo knocked out of Saturday's game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a suspected concussion, Riders' Chris Milo kicked the game-winning field goal with no time left on the clock to seal the victory.
Adam Lind homers twice as Blue Jays down Rays
With a win Sunday, the Blue Jays will win a road series against Tampa Bay for the first time since April 2007. That information was written on a message board in the Toronto clubhouse.
How to avoid that 'Oh, Sh*t!' moment
Rule No. 1 in one of football's best 1-on-1 battles is one wickedly fast receiver can be controlled by one not-as-fast defender if the latter keeps one's head as those around him are losing theirs.
Russian anti-gay law backed by pole vault champ Isinbayeva
Pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva condemned homosexuality Thursday after criticizing fellow competitors at the world athletics championships in Moscow who painted their fingernails in rainbow colours to support gays and lesbians in the face of a new anti
Stampeders hand Roughriders 1st loss of season
The Calgary Stampeders handed the Saskatchewan Roughriders their first loss of the season with a 42-27 victory Friday at McMahon Stadium. The Stampeders pulled even with Roughriders at 5-1 atop both the West Division and CFL standings.
Tiger-Cats hold on against Eskimos to snap skid
Greg Ellingson reeled in a pair of Henry Burris TD passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on to snap a two-game losing skid with a narrow 30-29 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos in a battle between two of the CFL's cellar-dwellers on Friday night.
Alouettes axe head coach Dan Hawkins
Montreal Alouettes rookie head coach Dan Hawkins was fired Thursday morning after leading the CFL team to a 2-3 start this season. General manager Jim Popp, who hired Hawkins in February, takes over as coach.
Argos cruise past Lions
Zach Collaros threw three touchdown passes in his first professional start Tuesday as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 38-12.
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