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Canadian champ aiming to take on world
EDMONTON - A young Edmonton woman is aiming even higher after beating out Olympic contenders to claim the title of Canada's best female closed trapshooter. BC Lions maul lethargic Stampeders
The B.C. Lions handed the Calgary Stampeders their first loss at home this season with a 29-10 victory Saturday night at McMahon Stadium. Riders pounce on Ticat miscues
Darian Durant threw his second touchdown pass of the game to Rob Bagg in the fourth quarter as the Saskatchewan Roughriders rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-25 on Saturday. Atlantic Canada gets first CFL regular season in region
MONCTON, N.B. — If there's a dress code in Moncton this week it's football formal. As the city prepares to host the first-ever CFL regular season game in Atlantic Canada on Sunday, fans from all over the region have draped themselves in the colours of the CFL gives $75K to Maritime football
The CFL has donated $75,000 to support minor football in the Maritimes. The money came from the anticipated profits of Sunday's game in Moncton, N.B., between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts. Canucks featured in HNIC pre-season action
When the Vancouver Canucks take the ice on Saturday night against the Anaheim Ducks for their fourth pre-season game (CBC Sports, CBCSports.ca, 10 p.m. ET) there will be as much interest in who isn't playing as in who is. Calvillo rallies Als past Bombers
Calvillo erased a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, leading the CFL East-leading Montreal Alouettes to a 44-40 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night in front of 26,154 stunned fans at Canad Inns Stadium. Bettman confident on a new Coyotes owner
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman remains optimistic that he will find a buyer for the owner-less Phoenix Coyotes by the end of the calendar year. NHL wanted in Winnipeg, Quebec, poll suggests
Almost three in five Canadians would like to see NHL franchises back in Winnipeg and Quebec City, but far fewer support federal money being spent to make it happen, a survey suggests. Jose Bautista smashes milestone 50th home runSports | 206681 hits | 3:40 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Jose Bautista swings the bat with all his might, turning on pitches with a brute force that sends scorching line drives hundreds of feet away. Canada buoyed by fresh progress in Games prepSports | 206695 hits | 2:51 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canadian officials in New Delhi said Thursday they are pleased with recent preparations for the Commonwealth Games and expect the event to proceed without further delay, after a new Indian official assumed responsibility for the project. Oilers hold off Canucks
Greg Stewart's third-period power-play goal gave the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday in an NHL pre-season game. Two Canadians opt out of Commonwealth GamesSports | 206750 hits | 5:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canada's commitment to the Commonwealth Games continued to weaken Wednesday, after two Canadian archers withdrew from the event in New Delhi over concerns about their health and safety. Iginla, Flames edge Canucks
Alex Tanguay showed Calgary Flames fans exactly what they wanted to see Tuesday night, setting up a pair of goals including Jarome Iginla's winner in a 3-2 pre-season victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Argos beat Bombers in defensive brawl
Offence puts fans in the seats. Defence and special teams win football games. That theory was on display Sunday at the Rogers Centre where the host Toronto Argonauts beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17-13 in a defensive war Alouettes defeat struggling Eskimos
It was a painful Sunday for Eric Tillman, as the new Edmonton Eskimos general manager watched his team take it on the chin from the defending Grey Cup champions. B.C. Lions cough up win for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions coughed up an unimaginable five turnovers in the fourth quarter and the Hamilton Tigers turned them into 19 points to defeat the Lions 35-31 Saturday night before 21,481 fans at Empire Field. Riders rally past 1st-place Stamps in OT
Ken Miller almost became public enemy No. 1 in Saskatchewan. The Roughriders head coach made an ill-advised decision in regulation that forced overtime. Fortunately for Miller, his team bailed him out to escape the wrath of the Mosaic Stadium faithful. 'It's ridiculously huge': Fraser River fishermen net massive sturgeon
A group of sports fishermen struggling for an hour and a half to land a Fraser River sturgeon suspected it was big — but they had no idea how big until they got it to shore near Mission. Burns refutes reports to TSN that he has passed away
In contrast to several erroneous reports earlier in the day, former NHL head coach Pat Burns is alive,
Burns phoned TSN on Friday. Ottawa Senators to host 2012 NHL all-star game
The Ottawa Senators will mark their 20th year in the modern-day NHL by hosting the 2012 NHL all-star game. NHL stays out of Quebec City arena politics
The NHL would be happy to return to Quebec City if a new arena can be built, but it won't enter the political debate to help make it happen, commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday. Eric Tillman named new general manager of floundering Eskimos
EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Eskimos are willing to court controversy to turn the floundering franchise around. But desperate times call for desperate measures, it seems. The 2-8 Eskimos reached out Tuesday to hire Eric Tillman, a three-time Grey Cup winner b Gordie Howe's Walk of Fame star needs repairSports | 206800 hits | 8:12 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Gordie Howe's plaque on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto has a sizable crack in it — and the legendary hockey player's family wants it fixed. Restaurateur, football great dies in hospitalSports | 206710 hits | 7:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Family and friends are mourning the death of longtime Ottawa business leader and football great Val Belcher who passed away while waiting for a heart transplant in hospital. Ricky Foley returns to BC LionsSports | 206686 hits | 7:28 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The BC Lions are welcoming back the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian, defensive end Ricky Foley.NHL fines Devils, take away draft picks for cap circumvention
The NHL has come down hard on the New Jersey Devils for deliberately circumventing the league's salary cap in their original attempt to sign forward Ilya Kovalchuk.
The NHL has come down hard on the New Jersey Devils for deliberately circumventing the league's salary cap in their original attempt to sign forward Ilya Kovalchuk. Luongo gives up Captaincy of the Canucks
VANCOUVER -- Roberto Luongo is relinquishing his captaincy of the Vancouver Canucks.
The goaltender offered no reason for the decision in a release from the team Monday. But GM Mike Gillis has said being an NHL captain in a Canadian city can entail a l Bombers blast Riders in Banjo Bowl
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the seventh renewal of the Banjo Bowl by blasting the Saskatchewan Roughriders 31-2 on Sunday afternoon. Hockey champs to meet ObamaSports | 206673 hits | 7:45 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Four Manitobans are set to meet U.S. President Barack Obama as members of a championship college hockey team. Horse honours NHL's 9/11 fallen
Two weeks ago, Aces Mark, a six-year-old gelding, was looking for a race.
Sept. 2 looked good at New York State's Saratoga track, until the stewards announced there weren't enough horses to run. Same thing happened the next day. Als' dominant defence subdues Tiger-Cats
Quarterback Adrian McPherson may have been the new name on the marquee, but it was an older set of actors who sent the Montreal Alouettes to a 27-6 win over the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. Lions back in hunt after beating Argos
There's a reason why Wally Buono never panics — things can turn around quickly in the good old CFL. Two weeks ago, the B.C. Lions were 1-7 and seemingly on their way to a historically bad season. Reynolds sets rushing mark in Stamps' victory
The Calgary Stampeders have a new rushing king. Running back Joffrey Reynolds became Calgary's all-time rushing leader Friday night while helping guide the Stampeders to a 36-20 victory over the lowly Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium. CFL Preview: Stampeders vs. Eskimos
What's at stake....For Edmonton (2-7), not much after two embarrassing losses by a combined 88 points in Calgary over the past month. Just potentially the coach's future, continuing employment status for several underperforming players, that sort of thing Former Oilers Captain charged with domestic assault
CALGARY -- Former Edmonton Oilers captain Jason Smith faces charges of domestic assault and confinement after an incident in Calgary earlier this summer.Avs back-up goalie Budaj has swine flu
The Colorado Avalanche confirm that backup goalie Peter Budaj has swine flu.
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The Colorado Avalanche confirm that backup goalie Peter Budaj has swine flu. Waterloo athlete gets three-year ban for HGH useSports | 206710 hits | 3:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A first-year running back at the University of Waterloo has received a three-year ban from football after becoming the first North American athlete to test positive for human growth hormone. Buck Pierce discouraged by yet another injury
Buck Pierce is still waiting to find out whether a dislocated elbow will mean the end of his CFL season. Coyotes invite Wellwood to training camp
Kyle Wellwood has been invited to the Phoenix Coyotes' training camp on a tryout basis, the team announced Tuesday Bombers QB Pierce out indefinitely
Blue Bombers starting quarterback Buck Pierce is back on the sidelines, and it looks as if he'll be there for a while. Calgary stampedes Eskimos again
Henry Burris threw for three touchdowns then took the rest of the night off as the Calgary Stampeders pounded the Edmonton Eskimos 52-5. Snowboardcross had highest percentage of injuries at Vancouver Olympics
LONDON - Snowboardcross was the most hazardous sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with nearly 75 per cent of female athletes sustaining injuries during the rough-and-tumble races, according to a medical study. Ticats claw self-destructive Argos
Kevin Glenn threw for over 300 yards and a touchdown as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats took advantage of the mistake-prone Toronto Argonauts for a 28-13 win in their annual CFL Labour Day clash on Monday afternoon. Durant, Cates lead Riders over Bombers
Darian Durant showed himself to be one tough son of a gun on Sunday afternoon. The Saskatchewan quarterback was officially sacked three times but spent all day bobbing and weaving and rolling out of trouble as he led the Roughriders to a 27-23 victory ove Roughrider fans mark century of football
Fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders paraded down the streets of Regina on Saturday afternoon, one of the highlights of the CFL team's 100th-anniversary celebrationsBack to Canada News
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